Have you ever met someone whose way of telling things breathes life into the unremarkable? I have a friend like that. She can relate the everyday encounter in a way that leaves the audience wishing that their life were so rich and full. The mind behind Once must belong to just such a person. This isn't a review or a critique, so I'll let story tell itself without recapping it here beyond this: A tale of two people brought together through their music. Through honest cinematography, unaffected acting and beautifully personal songs, Once pays respect to the ordinary lives or ordinary people, perhaps illustrating that no life is really ordinary after all. My favorite part about Once? It is truly the first movie which, as a friend noted, portrays people who do the right thing, instead of the romantically correct thing, and somehow it leaves me with an even greater contented serenity.
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