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Movie critics combined give Once (2007) a score of 3.2366 out of 4
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Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
The word "real" is rarely used to describe the musical genre. Typically, a musical is all about heightened emotions - how else could you explain bursting into song at the drop of a hat. "Once" - a small gem of a film about a struggling guitarist who ...read the complete Once movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)
Definitely worth the bucks. Take your honey to this for a date. You'll be glad you did. ...read the complete Once movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
The fact that the music seems to come from an organic source, growing out of the characters and intertwined with the story, makes Once a singularly touching musical. ...read the complete Once movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
This lovely tale of a love affair between a Dublin street musician and a flower girl will leave you wistful for more. It's a movie to fall in love with and a movie to fall in love during. It is the most naturalistic musical ever. ...read the complete Once movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Old School Reviews (John A. Nesbit)Old School Reviews (John A. Nesbit)
very natural and believable character study of two people attracted through music ...read the complete Once movie review at Old School Reviews (John A. Nesbit)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
By the end of the year, Once will be the movie doomed to lose at the Oscars but live on in everyone's hearts. ...read the complete Once movie review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
For reasons they'll have to go to hell for someday, the Motion Picture Association of America ratings board gave Once an R, for a handful of swear words. Ignore that. And enjoy the film. ...read the complete Once movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Onion AV Club (Nathan Rabin)Onion AV Club (Nathan Rabin)
Imagine Belle And Sebastian remaking In The Mood For Love as a heartbreaking low-fi musical, and you have a fair approximation of the film's melancholy, unexpected genius. ...read the complete Once movie review at Onion AV Club (Nathan Rabin)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Brett Register)Orlando Weekly (Brett Register)
The chemistry between Hansard and Irglová flows from the screen, easily creating one of the most romantic films of our generation. Independently redefining this classic genre, Once is a musical that movingly tells a realistic love story." ...read the complete Once movie review at Orlando Weekly (Brett Register)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Experience (Nathaniel Rogers)Film Experience (Nathaniel Rogers)
Once owes its genuine immediacy to the blessed decision to capture its musicians in the flush of actual performance. ...read the complete Once movie review at Film Experience (Nathaniel Rogers)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Gene Seymour)Newsday (Gene Seymour)
No matter what your musical tastes, Once will reinforce your belief in the power of melody and harmony to heal one's inner wounds. ...read the complete Once movie review at Newsday (Gene Seymour)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Modern Fabulousity (Gabriel Shanks)Modern Fabulousity (Gabriel Shanks)
Astonishing...it cleaves through the conventions of the musical form, leaving the raw emotion but junking the showy glitz. ...read the complete Once movie review at Modern Fabulousity (Gabriel Shanks)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Phantom Tollbooth (--)Phantom Tollbooth (--)
They meet in Dublin, the boy and the girl do. In the streets where he plays his guitar to avoid fixing vacuum cleaners, where she sells flowers to feed her old mother and young child. He is a native to the British Isles who dreams of a record deal. She ...read the complete Once movie review at Phantom Tollbooth (--)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Are you looking for a little film you can make your own, an enchanting, unpretentious blend of music and romance you can watch forever? If you do, Once is about to come into your life and make it whole. ...read the complete Once movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The bohemian Irish musical is so phenomenal you'll need to see it a second time, if only to confirm to yourself that the movie is really as good as you remembered. ...read the complete Once movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Stripped of just about all artifice and dazzle, shot on the cheap on city streets, this Sundance gem is wiser about artistic creation and the fickle ways of love than any song-and-dance spectacular you've recently encountered. ...read the complete Once movie review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
A sweet, raw blessing of a film. ...read the complete Once movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Once , a film so sweet, unassuming, real, surefooted and warm that you might find yourself loving it as you would a person, is a bare-bones boy-meets-girl story. ...read the complete Once movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
There's not a false moment within the film's 88-minute running time, nor many that could be done any better. ...read the complete Once movie review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
We do not fall in love nearly enough at the movies, but this is one to adore. ...read the complete Once movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr)Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
In its brief running time, writer-director John Carney does something both profound and unexpected: He reinvents the movie musical as a genre of swooning rock 'n' roll realism. ...read the complete Once movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
I adored it, fell madly in love with each frame each note each nuance each lyric. ...read the complete Once movie review at MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
I love, love, love this movie. I really can't say enough nice things about it. Even if you aren't a fan of music, you will find something to cherish in this beautiful, sincere, honest, and touching film. ...read the complete Once movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com (Gary Goldstein)Reel.com (Gary Goldstein)
Forget the generic title, Once is an utterly beguiling, pitch perfect romantic musical that speaks volumes about love, passion, creativity, and hope. ...read the complete Once movie review at Reel.com (Gary Goldstein)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)
This touching Irish re-imagining of the classic backstage musical has a filmmaker's eye and a poet's heart. ...read the complete Once movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Mary Houlihan)Chicago Sun-Times (Mary Houlihan)
[A] wonderful film that is one of the year's best. ...read the complete Once movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Mary Houlihan)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
The movie swoons, and you will too. ...read the complete Once movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Once (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Bill White)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Bill White)
A television director and two musicians have made a miracle of a movie that is both fairy tale and slice of life. ...read the complete Once movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Bill White)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
One of the surprises of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival was a charming, little Irish film -- a musical, even -- called ONCE. It proved popular enough to pick up the World Audience Award and was acquired by Fox Searchlight for distribution. ...read the complete Once movie review at Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Writer/director John Carney has fashioned a unique twist on the musical with this affecting story of unrequited love between a couple who express their emotions through their song lyrics. Featuring Glen Hansard, the founder of the Irish band The Frames, ...read the complete Once movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Wins you over without appearing even to try... Once ...is so emotionally resonant and exuberantly enjoyable that you might just want to see it more than that. ...read the complete Once movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
It's a smiling, hopeful film, simply constructed and very emotionally appealing. ...read the complete Once movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
The film drags a bit and Irglova's inexperience as an actor sometimes leaves her costars in the lurch. But it's a sweet little film just the same. ...read the complete Once movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
The perfect movie to fall in love with, as well as the perfect movie to fall in love to. ...read the complete Once movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Director and writer John Carney has truly captured the much sung about smiling Irish eyes in this delightful, warm, touching film. With only a $130,000 budget Carney managed to create a film that will stick with you longer than any of the multimillion ...read the complete Once movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Flak Magazine (Stephen Himes)Flak Magazine (Stephen Himes)
It has a Before Sunrise vibe, but the aphrodisiac is music rather than pseudo-philosophical Gen-X ramblings. ...read the complete Once movie review at Flak Magazine (Stephen Himes)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
A top viewing choice for the musically-inclined cynical idealist. ...read the complete Once movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Devin Faraci)CHUD (Devin Faraci)
I guarantee to you that this film will, in a few years, be regarded as a small classic. Discover Once now. ...read the complete Once movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
A touching, tender and smart film that effectively blends elements of musical and romance, while maintaining an air of realism and honesty one rarely finds in either genre. ...read the complete Once movie review at Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for FilmStew.com (Brett Buckalew)FilmStew.com (Brett Buckalew)
The Irish musical "Once" can easily be classified as a small movie. It was made independently, shot in a grainy, handheld style and its boy-meets-girl narrative is a model of simplicity. However, beneath its deceptively modest exterior, the film ...read the complete Once movie review at FilmStew.com (Brett Buckalew)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
The camera work is shaky and the production so on-the-fly that onlookers stare into the camera during a street scene. That didn't happen in "Dreamgirls." Yet "Once" contains more magic than most other musicals. Written and directed by John Carney, ...read the complete Once movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Writing about a movie like "Once" almost feels like a betrayal: It's such a modest, unassuming picture that you fear you might crush it by putting too many words around it. This is a love story between an Irish guy and a Czech girl -- we never learn ...read the complete Once movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The best musical of a generation? No, but it is good. ...read the complete Once movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (--)Hollywood.com (--)
Much like Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise, this dreamy duet between a Dublin singer-songwriter and a single mother isn't so much a love story but a study in how and why two potential soul mates may or may not fall in love. ...read the complete Once movie review at Hollywood.com (--)
Once (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Gives off good vibes. ...read the complete Once movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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Once (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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3.2366
Once (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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