December 30, 2007

I've seen "Once" too many times now

Dozens of critics and thousands of audience members couldn't be wrong - "Once" is certainly one of the great films this year.

EW's Owen Gleiberman says it best - "In a year when Hairspray and Sweeney Todd arrived on the big screen with fervor and panache, John Carney's wee gem of an Irish indie brought off something miraculous. It invited you to swoon the way that only a great musical can. Yet it did so quietly, realistically, with nothing more than two lost souls — a 30ish Dublin busker and the coltish Czech émigré he meets in the street — gathered at the piano, or in a recording studio, to declare the tender ardor they can express only through music. A lot of movies make you cry; this one makes your heart burst."

Posted by Monoceros at December 30, 2007 6:13 PM
Comments

I saw this with a couple of friends and everyone, even the guys were thoroughly charmed by the movie. Do you know that they are now dating? Since the movie? Lovely soundtrack.

Posted by: Eugenia at January 2, 2008 4:37 AM

Yes, I did know they're dating now. =) Not sure how their love story is like, but the movie on its pwn is brilliant.

Posted by: monoceros at January 2, 2008 8:58 AM
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