Check This
One Out! - Sing Street
Raphina: "Your problem is that you're not happy being
sad. But that's what love is, Cosmo. Happy sad."
Sing
Street is directed by John Carney (Once,
Begin Again, On the Edge) and stars Ferdia Walsh-Peelo as Conor "Cosmo" Lalor, Lucy Boynton as
Raphina, Jack Reynor as Brendan, Aiden Gillen as Robert, Maria Doyle Kennedy as
Penny, Ben Carolan as Darren, Mark McKenna as Eamon, Percy Chamburuka as Ngig,
Kelly Thornton as Ann, Conor Hamilton as Larry, Karl Rice as Garry, Ian Kenny
as Barry, and Don Wycherley as Brother Baxter.
What can be better than kick ass
1980's inspired music, coming of age drama, beautiful cinematography, and Irish
accents? This is the story of Conor, the new kid at school who desires to
create a rock band with other students to win the heart of a ambitious model. Through
events causing both tribulation and joy, Conor learns more about himself, love,
and music.
To witness great music being made inspires me to make some...I'll get around to it eventually. I'll just put it off for the next decade or so.
If you aren't afraid to feel a little
emotion, I sincerely propose that Sing
Street be next film you should see. This is a very small film this year
that didn't receive a wide release, much like Carney's Once. It's unfortunate because everyone, whether you're an 8-year-old,
a teenager, or an adult with an 8-year-old and a teenager, deserves to be
happy. Sing Street definitely shaped
a smile on my face and I felt like a kid almost watching what I day dreamed
sometimes: to be a rock star; to woo the girl I had a crush on; to stand up to
authority; to believe that I can do anything. I get that it sounds cheesy and
it kind of is. However, it's just the right amount of cheesy. There are moments
of fantastical music video sequences that took my breath away from watching a
boy romanticizing about the girl he loves. Now that I think about it, Sing Street is a for a hopeless
romantic. Who are you kidding? Everyone can be a hopeless romantic sometimes
and it feels good to share in that experience. It also helps that most of the
actors are all grounded kids who don't have an extensive filmography. Jack
Reynor isn't one of those kids, for sure, but he sure is one of the stand outs.
Not just Jack, but also Jack's character's brother, also our protagonist,
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo as Conor took the lead role with stride. He needs to be in
more movies and I'm sure that after Sing
Street, he will. The two brothers' interactions and chemistry are
exceptional. I'm not sure how John Carney directed and wrote the screenplay and
some of the music. It's mind boggling to me. What makes Sing Street Sing Street
is, 100 percent the music incorporated in the script. If this didn't have the
awesome 80's beats that I can't stop listening to, I would think it's a good
film. With the synths and the range of genres that these boys can play to, I
lost my s**t. I'm in love with Sing
Street.
Not many musicals are made today on film
to which you can say, "Holy crap! Have you seen *insert movie title here*?
The music is f***ing great and it's beautiful! Go watch it!". I actually
don't think there are many musicals made for film today anyways. It's
unfortunate because musicals were part of the mainstream culture and now it's
mainly explosions and overindulgence of franchises. Sing Street is a musical (in disguise) that stands with those small
Indie films in 2016 that are exponentially better than the big budget behemoths
that aren't even that great. Hopefully it gets some recognition, even if it's
just for the music. I'm advocating for the name Sing Street being tossed around so that people are able to wonder
what the buzz is about. That can start with you, reader.
There's that hopeless romantic in me.
Sing Street is
rated PG-13 for thematic elements including strong language and some bullying
behavior, a suggestive image, drug material and teen smoking
Click here to watch the
trailer
Sing Street is now
available on Blu-ray and digital download
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