Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas have released their heartwarming, yet uneven cinematic duet with Power Ballad, which premiered Saturday at SXSW.
In the John Carney-helmed film, which he co-wrote with star Peter McDonald, Rick (Rudd) is a wedding band frontman living in the quaint, picturesque setting of Ireland, where he settled down with a wife and baby 20 years earlier, while on tour with his once-budding group Octagon.
While performing at a wedding with The Bride & Groove, Rick welcomes the couple’s friend, fading pop sensation Danny (Jonas), onstage for a song, at the request of the bride. After sharing some genuine musical chemistry onstage, Rick spends the night getting drunk and jamming with Danny in his hotel room.
Months later, Rick is shocked to discover a song he’d written years before has made its way to the charts, sung by Danny. Setting off on a
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