Slash Film
When you come to the Sundance Film Festival, you can’t wait to fall in love with a movie. As a sucker for coming-of-age movies, I’m always looking for one that really makes me run the gamut of emotions, and if it also has a hellacious soundtrack, fantastic breakout performances, and a glamorous reference to Back to the Future, then that’s even better. That’s why Sing Street, from Once and Begin Again director John Carney, is marvelous, delightful and just plain great. Read my full Sing Street review after the jump.
Boy meets girl. Girl unimpressed. Boy starts band.
'Sing Street' feels distinctly like the work of a user, someone who treats the people around him either as things to be viewed and attained, or stepping stones -- but at least it's got a beat you can dance to.
Via Goombastomp
TRR: If the notion of musically-inclined high schoolers conjures up images of kids dancing and singing their way from scene to scene, perish the thought, because Sing Street is far removed from the likes of High School Musical and Glee. Touching, well-acted, and like opening a time capsule full of '80s pop culture goodness, it will leave you humming its feel-good melodies for days.
