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Once

2007

John Carney

Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh, Gerry Hendrick ...

7.2

27,372

Drama. Romance A Dublin busker, who ekes out a living playing guitar and repairing vacuum cleaners for his dad's shop, meets a young Czech immigrant who sells roses on the same street. She likes his song, and what's more…she has a broken vacuum cleaner! They soon find themselves playing music together in a nearby music store (since she can't afford a piano, the owner lets her play his floor models). Over the course of a week, they form a musical ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It’s a magical, beguiling wonder (...) A gift of a movie that is absolutely worth seeing more than once (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Its low-key affect and decidedly human scale endow 'Once' with an easy, lovable charm that a flashier production could never have achieved. The formula is simple: two people, a few instruments, 88 minutes and not a single false note"	POS
United States	Ruthe Stein SFGATE	"This is a very little film with a very large heart."	POS
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"Hansard is undoubtedly a charismatic, compelling screen presence (...) The final shot packs a startling emotional punch and, like the rest of the movie, unfolds with deceptive lyricism and grace."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It] is magical from beginning to end. It's one of those films where you hold your breath, hoping it knows how good it is, and doesn't take a wrong turn (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Xan Brooks The Guardian	"It's a soulful valentine to music, friendship and the joys of honest hard graft (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Dom Horner The Independent	"This is one of those rare films where the acting is so naturalistic and each scene so true to life that you almost feel as though you’re intruding."	POS
United Kingdom	Laura Bushell BBC	"The music feels organic to the film and this is one of its triumphs (...) It works as a quiet, wistful modern romance (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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