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Rating: 1/10 (4 January 2008)

A lot of these reviews seem to espouse the point of view that perhaps they didn't like the movie because they don't like emo 90's music. Well, they're wrong! I love emo music, I love whiny soulful disappointed lovers singing their hearts out. But the music in this movie was too much, even for me. Every single song was depressing and dramatic to the point of ridiculousness. This movie was also clearly made by people who don't know how to make movies. The cinematography was terrible. The scene where the girl wonders from the battery store to her house takes FOREVER, is lit terribly, and isn't visually interesting. I was also annoyed by how forced all the scenes w/ the boy and girl are-one in front, one behind-they're always angled in such a way so that they're both visible, but it's done so consciously it looks like a middle school play. Also, if you set yourself up as a romance and NOTHING happens between your two main characters, I don't call that brave. Alas, it's been done before, and it is always really disappointing. Why must we be depressed and unsatisfied? Why? Are filmmakers just trying to teach us all a lesson about life? Life can be disappointing, we get it-why torture us w/ the fact???? Also, every turn in the film was deeply predictable. Like, when they're in the studio and the techie is all bored, you know instantly that he's going to be deeply wowed by their work and learn to respect them. Yawn. And the scene where they're all running around on the beach...that's just ridiculous. Also, I don't understand how the guy's supposed to be this incredible talent who can set up a perfect studio session in less than a week...and this is only happening now. Was he just sitting there w/ his bush under his basket, waiting for that girl? Like, he never would have gotten the loan w/o her fashion expertise? Cause that's just crazy... The only thing I liked about the movie was that it took place in Dublin. It made me really want to revisit. But...that's cause Dublin is cool, not this movie. This movie has nothing to teach you or satisfy you, so don't waste your time.