Review of Once (2007) by Nate B — 23 Apr 2011
My friends, here is a great film that most of you probably never heard of. A small film that was shot in Dublin, "Once" features Irish rock-folk singer Glen Hansard as an artist who sings in the streets with his guitar during breaks from his job with his father. He sings original songs, and after meeting a girl who likes his music he is inspired to record them, and take a chance on being discovered.
The girl sings with him, and plays piano, and with a few other musicians (Glen's real band "The Frames") records a number of tracks. He sets off for London to chase his dream.
This is a very down-to-earth film. The dialog is very... "earthy", but more than half of the movie is music. The song I fell in love with most is called "Falling Slowly" and, as it turns out, won an ACADEMY AWARD for Best Original Song.
You'll be pleasantly surprised and smiling a lot, after watching this.
This review of Once (2007) was written by Nate B on 23 Apr 2011.
Once has generally received very positive reviews.
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