Teen Spirit (2018)

This is a movie where the moments are greater than the sum of the parts.  There are some great scenes, and if you are a beleiver in the power of pop music to work for the greater good, then you are going to like this music.
Violet, played by Elle Fanning, is a Polish teenager who lives on the somewhat bleak Isle of Wight with her single mother. She works a job she hates, sulks through school, and generally seems to detest her life. But she sings at an open mic occasionally, and she has a beautiful voice that warms both your heart and hers. It’s one of those dingy bars in which the person on stage is lucky if even one of the audience members claps. Which there isn't. Except there is one person.
That person is a retired opera singer named Vlad, who recognizes Violet’s talent. When a singing competition Called Teen Spirit, an a la “American Idol” comes to town, Violet asks Vlad to be her manager/guardian. She tries out for the show, and makes it through the first few rounds, which means she’s headed to London for the live TV broadcast, at which point the country will decide her fate. Violet is clearly remarkably talented, but she is just a kid who gets caught up in the big city ways.The movie is largely predictable but fun anyway.