Soon enough Connor is hanging with the misfits and inviting an enchanting "older" girl to star in his band's video. It's 1985 in economically depressed Dublin, and a strong opening sequence introduces us to Connor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) as his ever-arguing parents (Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy) inform him of the economic necessity of pulling him out of prep school and enrolling him into a much tougher environment one that comes with bullies and hard-nosed teachers/clergy. He is an exceptional story teller who puts music at the center, but avoids the label of "musical" by making it about people, rather than notes. Carney was also responsible for two previous music-centric movies, Once (2007) and Begin Again (2013). Yet writer/director John Carney masterfully captured and held my attention with this crowd-pleasing story that leans heavily on the tunes from that era.
The vast majority of 1980's music usually inspires nothing but groans and an immediate change of the radio channel from me.
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