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Summary: How often do you meet the right person..
Comment: It took "Once" sometime to grow on me but by the end of the film I was wishing it would go on for
much longer than it's allotted 84 minutes. "Once" is a modern day musical set amid the Dublin
underclass. A part time busker meets a Czech immigrant flower girl who happens to be a keen pianist.
Together they share a tentative platonic romance ,form a band and cut a disc in a recording studio.
The busker is nursing a broken heart from a previous relationship while the girl has an estranged
husband in the Czech republic, the father to her little girl.The love story is poignant,yet
unfulfilled, but the highlight of this film is the music, slightly irritating at the start of the
film but magnificent by the end. Highly recommended.

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Summary: One star for Once
Comment: My Goodness, what a dreadful film. One annoying beard, several annoying songs and a pointless story.
I recommend fast-forwarding any of the montages with this pair singing over the top if you want to
get through it unscathed.

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Summary: Brilliant
Comment: I really like this film. It's refreshingly different and so is the ending. Much more real life
with people with real problems. I'd recommend it.

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Summary: A Small Film With A Big Heart
Comment: Oh what a little gem this film is. SO simple in its storyline and execution, but yet it manages to
pluck at the heart strings on so many levels. DO NOT be put off by the word 'Musical' - I hate them
and despite this film describing itself as just that, it never feels this way. The songs are mighty
and the inspired direction, and the 'virginal' acting debuts on the part of the two leads, give the
whole thing a freshness and a heartwarming reality that will charm all but those who sadly were born
with their hearts in neutral. Watch it and like me you might feel moved to sit down and write a
review and then buy the soundtrack, right there and then. After that you might consider checking out
the music of The Frames too (Glenn Hansard's original musical vehicle). So sorry if it turns out you
don't like it even after all that has been said here and before - you really are missing out.

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Summary: What a load of old blarney
Comment: I'm not sure what I expected from this film but whatever it was I didn't get it. It started out
well, in retrospect the best acting in the entire film can be seen in the first scene. I knew it
was a musical - hence lots of music and I liked the music! the music was fine, it was just the rest
of it.
The storyline was flimsy at best, the lead character was weak and I found it difficult
to comprehend that an ENTIRE film had been made around the plot of girlfriend sleeps with other man,
betrayed man then writes lots of songs about hurt, pain etc etc.
Man didn't appear to be in
terrible emotional angst about this in fact if czech girl hadn't pointed out how much he must be
hurting I think he may have been blissfully unaware.
I'd had a couple of whiskys and it was
raining, overcast and dark my concept of time was a bit off I didn't know duration of the film until
this morning, when I discovered it was only 84 minutes long - trust me it felt far longer.

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