Excellent criticism I just happen to agree with. Not quite sure if it really fit the Face The Music program at SIFF when it was shown this year; but then if it did have the actual music, like you, I probably would have liked it less.

@1 Thanks, Chris! I forgot it played as part of Face the Music, but I agree. There's music in it, but it isn't a music film in the conventional sense (musical, biopic, etc.). Since it's mostly about the relationship between the three characters, I think it would work almost as well without the John Lennon/Beatles stuff. Not mentioned in my review: Joe Strummer was another big Almería fan.

Did not know that about Joe! Thanks, Kathy.