SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Beautiful, moving film.

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Once is a realistic musical film i ever experience.. The music played with a natural scene and ordinary daily life experience.. You will not find a man or a woman dancing in the rain or in the middle of the street but the music just play the part in the natural things.. 2 character in this film don't have a name but believe me we care about them when film begins.. Touching, beautiful, and stunning.. First scene where Glen Hansard sing "Say it to me now' just wow me as a viewer.. The ending just makes me empty but happy at the same time.. Incredible.. You should watch it.. 9 out of 10..

A man busks in a square in Dublin. By day he helps his father in a vacuum cleaner repair store and then spends his free time singing songs and playing guitar for tips. Most of the songs are his own compositions. Then he meets a young Czech woman who plays piano and writes her own songs. Musically, they are a perfect match. Romantically, there are impediments...I wanted to like this more than I eventually did. The plot was sweet and had heaps of potential. However, there is actually very little in the way of plot development or substance in the movie. It is short - 80 minutes or so - and then a large portion of the movie is taken up by music. Not only does this leave not much left for drama, the songs halt any momentum in the plot.In the end it felt like a short, padded with heaps of music.The music, almost entirely written by the two lead actors - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, is okay, generally. Some pretty good songs in there, some quite weak.Good performances by Hansard and Irglova. There is a naturalness and sincerity to them, like watching a home movie, and the chemistry between them is spot-on. The rough-around-the-edges feel to the production helps too.In the end, a bit disappointing as, with a bit more work and less padding, this could have been turned into a truly wonderful relationship drama. Hard to dislike though - it is sweet and the ending is quite emotional.

Yesterday I watched a marvelous Irish film 'Once'. This movie won Oscar in 2007 for the best soundtrack. It's really merited price. I liked pleasant and melodic songs of this motion picture very much. But why am I talking about music firstly?Actually, 'Once' is a musical. But this is not that typical one with lots of strange dances and sudden music compositions. All the tracks are the organic part of the story. And this story is about two musicians – not the professional ones, but very talented and sensitive – who meet each other at the right term of their lives. You might think it's an average love story with the corny happy-end and all, but it isn't, as a matter of fact. The characters have their own life paths with some hardships and troubles. They impact on each other's fates positive way and split up after all. It's kind of sad, but very natural anyway. This movie is cozy, warm and realistic. It's about the everyday life with little surprises and wonders, the good people that maybe haven't enough powers and confidence sometimes, and about events that happen just once.

From the rough and uncut opening image and the song being sung, it was clear this was a different kind of movie. So many love stories are about tired and overused clichés that focus on the most superficial forms of human relationships. This is light years from that.It's about two lonely souls connecting at a level that is far too rarely seen in films these days. Add to that a soundtrack that is full of passion and skill (not to mention an authentic Irish vibe that feels both immediate and vibrant) and it creates an experience that is truly life-affirming and life-giving.I've seen a few of the "hater" reviews and it's like they were watching a different movie than I did. Just don't get it. To each, his/her own, I guess.