Every scene better than the last

Rating: 10/10 (6 August 2014)

This was simply brilliant, in the top 1% of all movies I've seen.
It begins when the producer imagines the musical arrangement he'd make for her, and continues when she slaps her boyfriend after hearing his new song, knowing he'd been unfaithful. Every scene with dual headphones is wonderful. It ends perfectly with the family band.
It's obvious that two of the characters will find romance, but it isn't clear that it will be the right pair til the end.
There's no memorable hit sing like "Falling Slowly" in "Once," but I don't think that matters. (Maybe it means they won't ruin it with a Broadway version.)
Mark Ruffalo is at his best; Keira Knightley emerges as the British Zooey Deschanel, a triple threat in singing, drama and comedy.