(Movie Review) ONCE (2006)

I love a good musical. It can be live or on TV and I will sit down and usually watch it. Especially when it is well written, well acted, and the music is actually something that I would listen even if it were not part of the movie. Across The Universe is a great example of this. Heck, Once More With Feeling (from Buffy The Vampire Slayer) is STILL on my iPod to this day. So to find something that not only works musically but also visually is a rare treat...and this movie works on all levels. 

Storyline: A (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. A (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 IMDB.com

This movie turned out to be an absolutely fantastic film. The music was great! I loved that 
there are no names mentioned from the stars and that the man and woman in the movie 
aren't even "real" actors...they are musicians. So the music never feels overproduced or like 
they are singing along with a CD it just sounds like we are watching the meeting of two very 
talented musicians that are also trying to navigate through their personal lives. Just a great 
little movie. 

Thoughts? It's a movie that you can't go wrong with. The only draw backs are the accents 
are a liiiiiiittle hard to understand from time to time AND there is a bit of a "downer" that is 
associated with the film that I really wasn't expecting but I actually prefered it to the idea 
than everything would completely work out for everyone involved. 

All in all, a great movie and a great soundtrack!