| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
A- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...there are more emotions repressed and then sung out in this transcendent new Irish film than in a year of blockbusters." more... |
A |
Chicago Sun-Times
Mary Houlihan |
"...thoroughly winning..." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...more emotionally satisfying than any of the Broadway-to-Hollywood adaptations made in the last 20 years." more... |
A |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...moves with the dartingly unresolved, clear-eyed spirit of a French New Wave film." more... |
A |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"What sticks and ultimately makes the film memorable is the subtle ebb-and-flow of the relationship and the unlikely capturing of songwriting in action." more... |
B- |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"The formula is simple: two people, a few instruments, 88 minutes and not a single false note." more... |
A |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"This isn't a perfect motion picture but, in the midst of summer's vapid pursuit of spectacle, a movie that provides real heart and emotion is a rare find." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"It's a magical, beguiling wonder." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...a very little film with a very large heart." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bill White |
"...a miracle of a movie that is both fairy tale and slice of life." more... |
A |
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