The Bottom Line
Pros
- An incredible musical experience
- Fresh and highly entertaining
- Above average assortment of bonus features
Cons
- None worth noting
Description
- Starring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
- Written and directed by John Carney
- Rated R for language
- DVD Release Date: December 18, 2007
Guide Review - Once DVD Review
Guy meets girl and they discover they have a mutual interest in music. Guy and girl cement their relationship with songs. The end.
The Bonus Features
There are two different commentary tracks included on the DVD and both are worth a listen. The first features Carney, Hansard and Irglova discussing how the film came to be and providing some pretty interesting behind-the-scenes info on specific scenes. The second focuses exclusively on the music from the movie with details on the songs included in the final cut.
The Once DVD also includes a Making Of featurette titled 'Making a Modern Day Musical' and 'more guy, more girl' with Carney describing how the feature film evolved from a very simple one sentence storyline. There's also a webisode of the song 'Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy' illustrated with pencil drawings.
