once is more than enough

Rating: 3/10 (25 March 2010)

OK, I am ASTOUNDED by the attention and praise this movie got. They didn't have enough story content written so decided to fill up the time with full length songs, some repeated several times. (Subliminal message: buy the soundtrack, buy the soundtrack...) Oh, the girl and the guy are cute together; great chemistry. And frankly we should have explored that more...but no. Lets swear and cut to yet another song, that sounds very much like the last one. The editing was bad, the pace was flat, but like I said, you need more story to work with. There's no climax at all. So, the film is about songwriting and musicians? OK, lets compare this film with..."The Commitments." "Hard Days Night." "Shine." "Amadeus." Or even the more trite "You Light Up my Life". It pales in comparison. I guess you can film in Ireland, say 'foock' a lot and get a high rating on this site. (See quotes page). Oscar for best original song...sure. I'm OK with that. But the film script suffered from poor character development and plot progression.