A feast for music lovers, this award winning movie is a must see.

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2007)

Wow. If I say that I am beating myself up for not getting tickets to the special screening with live performance and cast Q&A, followed up by hours of searching online for tickets to the next Frames gig, will that tell you what I think about this movie?
Documentary style love story between a young Irish busker, a "Hoover-fixer, sucker guy" and 19 year old Czech immigrant will leave you longing for the unrequited love in your life. He plays guitar and writes songs trying to earn a few extra Euros in his father's Hoover fixing shop. Playing people's favourite during the day he delivers an emotional performance at night performing the songs written with his lost love in mind. This attracts the sympathetic ear of a lonely Czech girl who works in Dublin trying to make a living for herself and her daughter, after her own marriage broke up. The story revolves around their respective search for healing of their broken hearts and when they pair up in a powerful and soulful duet for the recording of his demo CD we see them find hope and rekindle their prior relationships. The music is beautiful and the great performances from Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová are truly wonderful  the actors are actually the band members the story is about. Their acting and the movie format make it such a truthful experience that you cannot escape but feel the emotions the movie is dripping with.
A feast for music lovers, this award winning movie is a must see. It would not be a surprise if we hear about it again closer to the Oscars or Grammy awards. Not only that, but the band The Frames, should better stock up on their delicious, heart-warming musical jewels because they will have people knocking doors down to get a piece of them.