One for the Emo in all of us

Rating: 6/10 (2 December 2007)

Really more an extended music video than a musical it does what you expect - it is all about the emotional journey.
Shot in a semi-documentary style and using kitchen sink like acting this is honest and simple film-making; and all the better for it.
The music is the pivot: strong Damien Rice type tunes that give the film a delightfully down feeling.
But it the two central performances and their restrained, confused, love for each other that shines. Here, there is a real sense of gentleness, of hope, and happiness that invades otherwise pretty desperate lives.
A different kind of film - it takes a while to work out the pacing, but an a one-off once works well.
Sit back, relax, and chill...