Once

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Larry L @RT02575633 1d This movie is wonderful. The scene in the piano store where the guy shares the song he's working on ("Falling Slowly") is about as magical as a scene can get: his passion, the girl's harmony, his top notes. Wow! See more Judah S @Judah3963 Jul 21 The graphics did NOT age well… but there’s something encapsulating about the low quality feel, it feels like you’re on an Irish street. And there’s something beautiful about how natural and yet unnatural their relationship is. And on top of that the music puts in it its place and gives the movie an identity that takes you hold and doesn’t let you go. The magical moments on the guitar captured by the low quality cameras is somehow weirdly enticing. And it feels almost like Before Sunrise. It’s such a human movie in the way its emotion is expressed. See more Les N @Vegas628 Jun 24 Great movie and even greater song. See more Drew M. @Stonehands211 Jun 21 A personal favorite. See more Mark A @RT25688434 Jun 19 Soooo wanted to love this...especially after John Carney's Sing Street being such a wonderful film.... The trailer on this one lured me in with high hopes but what ensued was utter disappointment for the following reasons: 1. I didn't care about the main characters. They were droll, uninteresting and void of any reason to care about them. Poor character build on Carney's part here. 2. The music wasn't great. I mean if you're into Irish folky stuff yeah, I guess but it's a huge tumble from the Sing Street soundtrack greatness 3. Unexplained parts for example, the Thin Lizzy buskers who didn't want to do anything but Thin Lizzy astonishingly and without any reason given in the dialogue, end up in the studio recording with the main character. Head scratcher, that one. 3. The movie plodded along and just didn't gain any traction at any point throughout. 4. No chemistry between the main actors. None whatsoever. Really disappointed....and I really, really wanted to love this. See more Marco L @decatur555 Jun 14 Once is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen: small, simple and completely unforgettable. It does not need grand gestures or dramatic manipulation to be deeply moving. Its power comes from the relationship between the two protagonists, from the way they listen to each other, from the silences between them and, above all, from the music. The songs are not decoration; they are the emotional language of the film, the place where everything that cannot be said out loud finally appears. It is tender, sad, intimate and full of truth, with a naturalness that makes it feel almost as if we are watching real life rather than fiction. A perfect film in its own scale, full of heart, music and quiet beauty. An absolute wonder. See more Read all reviews

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