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Mark D Well, Once isn't the typical love story. There's definitely some feelings between Guy and Girl, some flirting. Guy asks her to spend the night right after they met, and Girl makes a quick reference to some hanky panky. Other than that, it's really rather innocent. Guy says his girl cheated on him and broke his heart, and sings a rather angry song on the bus about how she hurt him, but the montage of their time together was quite sweet. Was he saying that just to win sympathy points with Girl? And her guy didn't seem like a bad guy at all either. Quite quickly, Guy decides to move to London to get her back and their phone call would indicate she wanted him to. Not long after that, Girl tells Guy that her husband is coming to Dublin to give it a go and the movie ends on a very happy scene with the family reunited. So when all this is revealed, we don't really feel bad that this potential couple isn't going to be together. So what are we rooting for? Guy's music career to take off? He makes a great CD of songs with Girl and 3 other musicians, but then it's all up in the air after that. Girl got a job as a house cleaner, but we don't know if she even has any ambitions of being a professional musician. It seems she just wants a happy family. And she got that at the end, it would seem. And yet, at the end, I wasn't disappointed. It's a short hour and a half long movie. Girl doesn't even reveal she is married until about 50 minutes in. And by then, you've already got the feeling the two of them aren't meant to be together, nor is that the point. It sure seemed to be the point based on the preview, hence the lower score on preview accuracy. Then again, would anyone go watch a movie called "Guy Makes a CD"? Probably not. https://marksmoviemind.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/once-review-3-stars/ Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/07/25 Full Review Asciai R This film shows how to let go the past and move with your present alongside with the people that will open doors for you and helping you to get your biggest breakthrough. This also shows how music connects two or more people to open up and to be free; to let themselves be themselves. With passion, and the people that supports you, you can get everything you want (even the person that you've lost). The ending is bittersweet for me but overall is so beautifully satisfying. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/25 Full Review Andrew M Being generous with 1/2 star! This movie is terrible IMO. I agree with others, singing and music were worse than nails on a chalkboard! Uninteresting characters, poor story and overall a waste of time. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review Wendy J. Masterpiece! The opening song sends chills up my spine every time I see it. I wore this soundtrack out. Beautiful story through songs. I absolutely loved it! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/06/25 Full Review Daniel B This movie is a big letdown because ****""SPOILER ALERT****""" they don't get together in the end for apparently no reason, even though you're rooting for them. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review Stephen C A success in 1 hour and 26 minutes!!!!!!! Rated R for Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/07/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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