Delightful, feel-good and totally endearing, the latest from John Carney yet again presents the good in both character and narrative (and provides a ripper of a soundtrack).
A nostalgic revisit to the 80s with a story that, whilst hardly innovative (new boy at school overcomes bullying, wins the girl and gains popularity), uses music to flesh out its tale. Newcomer Ferdia Walsh-Peelo is a convincing innocent discovering his inner Duran Duran or The Cure – and the relationship with his music mentor brother Jack Reynor adds an extra layer of oddball warmth.
Rating: 69%
Director: John Carney (Once, Begin Again)
Writer: John Carney (Once, Begin Again)
Main cast: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction, Free Fire), Lucy Boynton (Miss Potter, TV’s Life in Squares)
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