I put Hearts Beat Loud alongside a special group of feel good fare that exudes an overabundance of heartwarming optimism, namely last year's delightful indie Brigsby Bear and 2008's Be Kind Rewind. However, Hearts never really strives to be as outwardly creative in the visual sense, and trades in the visual ingenuity for some solidly enjoyable indie rock tunage.

The music, which I found to be fun and catchy (similar to 2016's Sing Street), could serve as an Achilles heel, depending on how hypercritical you may be about any hipsterisms — one audience member at my screening audibly groaned when Nick Offerman's character pushes Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion onto Toni Colette. Regardless of how you feel about the music and musical references, I think we can all agree that Kiersey Clemons has some solid pipes, which composer Keegan Dewitt provides some delightful synth tones for her to showcase her talent over; there's a potential crossover music career ahead of her.