Critic Reviews

Once (2007) Rank 2 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give Once (2007) a score of 3.2366 out of 4

based on (118) reviews

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Excellent

(45)

Very Good

(62)

Good

(11)

Fair

(0)

Poor

(0)

Reviews by Score:

filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)

Couldn't be less bogus if James Blunt sat on a stage in front of an empty bar saying "this one's for the lady in the back." ...read the complete Once movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)

Maxim (Pete Hammond)

A musical for people who HATE musicals. ...read the complete Once movie review at Maxim (Pete Hammond)

Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

Even when Carney lays on the indie film visual aesthetics a little too thick, the movie never feels anything less than heart-wrenchingly authentic. ...read the complete Once movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

Eye for Film (Amber Wilkinson)

A wonderfully touching but thoroughly offbeat romance, interlaced with songs. ...read the complete Once movie review at Eye for Film (Amber Wilkinson)

Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)

The emo-oriented, folksy score may be the most memorable original film music in some time. ...read the complete Once movie review at Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)

Variety (Dennis Harvey)

A Summit Entertainment release of a Samson Films production in association with the Irish Film Board and RTE. Produced by Martina Niland. Executive producer, David Collins. Directed, written by John Carney. ...read the complete Once movie review at Variety (Dennis Harvey)

Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

Communicates the world of the singer-songwriter brilliantly. That said, as a complete film on its own -- Once could be more fulfilling. ...read the complete Once movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

Sydney Morning Herald (--)

Jean-Luc Godard said that all you need for a movie is a gun and a girl. I could add obtusely that a camera helps and you could do it without the gun if you had another means of tension - such as a man. The point is that simplicity in movies can be a ...read the complete Once movie review at Sydney Morning Herald (--)

New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)

John Carney's Once, from his own screenplay, has been around for a while as a beneficiary of rapturous reviews ever since this year's Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Audience Award. ...read the complete Once movie review at New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (--)

"Once" (Fox Searchlight) is a gritty, bare-bones story about musicians that is several notches above more sugarcoated fare like "Music and Lyrics." A winner of the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Audience Award, "Once" is a low-budget independent ...read the complete Once movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (--)

tonymedley.com (Tony Medley)