Once
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- Synopsis
- The Guy (Glen Hansard) works part-time helping his father run a small, vacuum cleaner repair business, but dreams of one day having his songs recorded and landing a record deal....
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- Director(s)
- John Carney
- Distributor(s)
- Fox Searchlight
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 85 min.
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Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
Once is the first rock musical that actually makes sense. People don't burst into song in this movie because the orchestra's swelling out of nowhere. The guy and the girl are working musicians -- or they'd like to be, if they could make a living at it -- and they're played by working musicians.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Once is the kind of film I've been pestered about ever since I started reviewing again. People couldn't quite describe it, but they said I had to see it. I had to. Well, I did. They were right.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites
In its own subdued, mellow way, Once is just about perfect.Read the full review
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