One of the best independent films of the year

Rating: 9/10 (19 December 2016)

This movie is about a boy named Conor played by actor Ferdia Walsh-Peelo who's family is going through a financial struggle, and he is forced to switch schools. And one day he finds this girl, who he wants to impress so he tells her he is in a band, but he isn't, so he has to form a bad to impress the girl.
This movie excels in three main ways, the acting, and by the beautiful music, some of it completely original some adapted or covered by the young kids. And thirdly, this movie brings themes to this movie that are really amazing and they are able to perfectly hit on those themes all the way through this film.
There is a lot of great performances in this movie but the stand out performance in this movie is the character being the older brother character named Brendan played by Jack Reynor. His performance pushes some of the themes in this movie, and in doing that he brings a sort of depth in this movie. He and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo work so well together and it really takes there scenes to a whole other level. Jack Reynor really steals the show, and you leave this movie wanting to see more of his character. His character arc is so well written, he is such a relateable person that you will learn to love very quickly in this movie.
Every performance in this movie is good, including the band itself, all the kids work so well together, and the chemistry in this movie is amazing.
The music in this movie is so good, some of the best songs from a film this year, I don't normally like rock music but it is so good in this movie I sometimes listen to it, which is something I don't normally do.
The themes in this movie are so well realized, this movie is so well written you can take so much from this film. In every scene it seems to connect to the theme so well.
The depth in this film, is hard to explain, every scene is important, I really do recommend you watch this movie right now. It's a great coming of age film that every teenager should watch. I just discovered this movie is on Netflix so you should definitely watch it while you can! I give this movie a 9/10