Sing Street Review (2016)

Sing Street

  Sing Street sets us up in 1980's Dublin, and is a coming of age story about a boy who starts a high school band at his Catholic school.

  I hadn't heard too much about this indie flick going in, but boy was I pleasantly surprised. 

  Since it's about music, let's first talk about the soundtrack and score, which I really liked. Sing Street pays a lot of homage to 80s bands, while still keeping its own style. At one point during a scene, I even heard a slow piano rendition of Take On Me that was a part of the score. It was really cool and subtle. Like seriously, good on you, movie. Good on you.

  The cast is also really solid! The main kid, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo really reminded me of a young Freddie Highmore. Highmore is one of my favorite actors, so that's a huge compliment. Another surprise was Jack Raynor who you might recognize from that piece of trash that was the fourth Transformers movie. No need to worry though, he's great here! Probably the best part. He had this really genuine, authentic relationship with our main character, and some hilarious lines of dialogue.

  The other characters in the band weren't fleshed out as much as I would've liked, but they were fleshed out enough that it didn't take away too much from the story. I also thought their dorky transition of clothing style through the film as they changed genres was really fun.

  Sing Street is a feel good film that's almost impossible to dislike, even with it's sometimes unrealistic optimism. 7 out of 10 Stars. (Very Good)