Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Romance, Drama, Fantasy

Studios: Searchlight Pictures

Cast: Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet, Austin Crute and Reeta

Director: Ned Benson

Writer: Ned Benson

Producers: Ned Benson, Stephanie Davis, Shannon Gaulding, Cassandra Kulukundis and Michael London

Music by: Ryan Lott

Rated: PG-13 for drug use, strong language and suggestive materials

Release Date: 04/12/24

Runtime: 1h 34m

Tagline: Find the right song, change your past. Find the right person, change your future.

Favorite Character: David Park

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Fun Fact: Played at 2024 SXSW Festival.

The Review: There are times when you will be hearing a certain song on the radio that will slightly bring you back to the moment of your past. Whatever it is, it is either a good memory you want to relive or a bad one you’d rather forget.

Both in her past and present, Harriet Gibbons (Lucy Boynton) is a music loving-ish main character who has been wearing headphones all the time. It’s not because she is trying to get lost in music. It is pretty much a opposite in fact. A couple years ago, she met and fell in love with a stranger (David Corenswet) at a music festival. As a couple years go by, it went all smoothly like it was a cheesy Hallmark movie.

Sadly, that whole Jack and Rose roleplaying ended when there was a car accident involved. Max was killed in that accident. While Harriet did survived, she ended up with some psychological scars from that moment. It was that exact horrible moment when Harriet would be like Barry Allen in the lab accident. She can time travel. No machine or fancy technology needed. All she needs was music that reminds her of her time with Max.

As much as time travel seems like a pleasing soulution, she just can’t seem to prevent the accident. And considering how much grief she’s in, she has to attend a Supporting Group (led by Reeta) of people going through loss. It is then she meets an David Park (Justin H. Min) an antique store owner mourning his parents along with his sister (Andie Ju) Sure David may be a great guy, but he cannot replace Max at least not according to Harriet.

Ned Benson’s idea of turning that moment into a time traveling feature does sound like something we all can relate to, especially if it’s the time when you are in grief. Unsurprised, it was a very thin romantic story that doesn’t cover enough romance to be consider one. The Greatest Hits, fortunately wasn’t The Greatest Miss but I think if Ned Benson could put more to the thought of the plot, then it would become The Greatest Hit with emotions. The ending was believe it or not, a good choice.