Sing Street will unfortunately go down as one of the quietest movies of this year because of it went pardon-the-pun unsung at the box office. This is about a young boy, Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) in Ireland who struggles with trouble with his his family having money issues and him having to move to a public school as a result of that where he has to face bullies and then there's the matter of his parent's impending separation. He finds a girl at his school and with the intention of impressing her, forms a band along with some of the other misfits in the school. And then the film progresses to be about how brotherhood, love and music helps to conquer all that is bad in life. It might have become trite but never passes that horizon and stays a warm and loving story throughout. There are a few hiccups in the middle like the American prom scene where the songs and the setting did feel a bit forced but I was willing to put that aside because of the greater good that rest of the film achieves. All the rest of the songs were catchy and feel good and I love "Drive it like you stole it".Have a listen to it here.
Writer and director John Carney himself was once living in Ireland and was a part of the musical circle there during his formative years and I could feel a sense of honesty in his film. All the actors especially John Reynor (Conor's big brother) and Conor's love interest, Raphine played by Lucy Boynton were excellent.
This is a nice feel good movie and I would put it just below Swiss Army Man. SAM just tucked a bit more of my heart strings and I enjoyed the music a little bit more.
Movie Rating: 9/10