Did we watch the same film?! Where's the lack of direction, and cinematography? As well as a lack of a storyline and character development? What you say is a soulless bore fest is to me the exact opposite, I absolutely loved this film and its music.
Ruffalo has been a favourite for quite some time, and even Keira Knightley who's not one of my favourite actresses, I thought their acting was absolutely fantastic. I can't remember the last time I saw such a great feel good movie.
I agree with Beja - I really enjoyed this movie. It wasn't life changing but movies of this kind never will be. I found it deeper than a lot of films of this type - I was pleased there was no love story between the two main characters (as there is in Music and Lyrics for example), I liked that there was so much going on in the background - they were showing that everyone has their own messy lives they're just trying to get by in - they're all trying to find their place in life. I really thought the characters were as well developed as they would be in a film of this type. The only thing that bothered me was calling Adam Levines character Dave Kohl - too much of a play on Dave Grohls name if you ask me!