A joy to watch from beginning to end

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2016)

From the very start of this film I could tell there was something very different about this film. From the characters to the set design everything about it was pretty amazing. It drew me in to learn more about the world that it was inhabiting. Everything about it felt real and true to how characters in this time period would act. None of it felt like it was a 2016 film. All of it made me feel like I was there in this time with these characters.
Sing Street is a story of a young boy in in the 1980s of Dublin who goes to this catholic school and has a pretty hard time making it there. It is pretty hard for him there are many bullies at every corner and the principal is also pretty hard on him as well from the very start. The whole film feels like it is taking you on this ride with this kid as he finds a group of friends and decides to create a band together in it.
The music in this film is amazing. I found myself moving my head to the beats of the music as it was just so enjoyable and fun. I love how the kids in the film used music too as a way to deal with the hardships that they were going through. It really made me feel more connected to the characters that inhabited this world. And the importance music had for them.
The romance in the film is also pretty well done as it is a really powerful add on to the movie that makes our main character have even more depth than he already had. This film was a absolute joy for me to watch and I am glad I did.
This film is just a good time to watch.