Once

After months of hearing hype (not the whiz-bang in-your-face hype of your regular Hollywood blockbuster, but more the growing swell of appreciation hype type that is often associated with smaller, independent pictures), I finally decided to rent the movie "Once". To describe it as a romantic-musical-drama-comedy would do it injustice, even though it takes each part of that description to great heights.

While I have hyper-linked the title above, which links to Rotten Tomatoes, I wouldn't suggest reading any reviews prior to watching it. Go in blind, your experience not tainted by the suggestions of critics, and it will be hard not to be swept up by this tiny movie (budget, not experience). Yes, I do realize that in reading this I have forced you to do the opposite of what I suggested above, but what the fuck, no one's perfect.

I had cast away the notion of seeing this film, despite overwhelming positive response, because it was described as a musical-romance. Then I heard the live performance of the Oscar-nominated (and Oscar-winning) song by the film's two leads during the Oscar telecast. And I was hooked. This is a great movie. And the soundtrack is phenomenal, I downloaded it at soon as I returned home and have been listening ever since. Very much recommended, a very good date movie, and perhaps one of the more uplifting movies you'll see all year.
Enjoy.