Loved this Movie

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 2005)

I "had" to watch this film for a college course I am taking ("The History of Rock and Roll") and I have to say, I enjoyed it immensely. It was a movie I probably would have chosen to watch on my own. The scenes are realistic and the plot is interesting and funny: the band attempting to introduce soul music to Dublin. The characters are witty and endearing, especially Jimmy's dad who idolizes Elvis ("Elvis is GOD!") and the gritty, urban guys and girls of the band. Another aspect of the movie I loved was, of course, the soundtrack. Finally, I also found the cast exceptional, especially when my teacher mentioned that only Jimmy was an actual professional "actor", the rest of the cast was chosen randomly "off the streets." This is probably why the movie had a very authentic feel of the Dublin projects.