The next movie for review is Once.
Brief Summary:An (unnamed) Guy is a Dublin guitarist/singer-songwriter who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners in his Dad's Hoover repair shop by day, and singing and playing for money on the Dublin streets by night. An (unnamed) Girl is a Czech who plays piano when she gets a chance, and does odd jobs by day and takes care of her mom and her daughter by night. Guy meets Girl, and they get to know each other as the Girl helps the Guy to put together a demo disc that he can take to London in hope of landing a music contract. During the same several day period, the Guy and the Girl work through their past loves, and reveal their budding love for one another, through their songs. Written by Charles Delacroix
Random Quote: "Fuck you, batteries!"
My Review:
To begin, the music in the film was fantastic. It reminded me slightly of Damien Rice (another great singer). Much of the movie was watching Guy and Girl sing. Their relationship grew through the music that they wrote together. It was nice to see people slowly growing into a partnership. Girl supports Guy to finally get his life in check and talks him into getting back with his ex. That's where I started getting confused. There was an obvious attraction on both their parts, but they both pushed each other into someone elses arms.
Either way, it was a cute and lighthearted movie although at times it seemed to movie a little slow. The film quality is not very high and the camera was sometimes shaky (which was kind of distracting).
3 1/2 stars out of 5
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