And this week's Friday Night movie has been... Sing Street!
Anyone heard of this? It's a an Irish movie from 2015, telling the story of a Dublin lad who sets out to form a band. Yes we all know the story of teens that form a band (ie School of Rock and K-On!) so what does this movie bring to the table?
To me this movie' strengths lie in it's setting and the music (of course). In it's setting, we see a Dublin in the mid-eighties, what with accents and slang all over the place as well as a glimpse of life in the working class. It may not be pretty but the less-than-glamourous lifestyle gives the film some grittiness which is both different and welcome.
As for the music, we get a whole clutch of UK bands from the era (ie the Clash, the Jam, the Cure, Duran Duran). As this was my era of youth, one would think this would be up my alley. And I will certainly welcome any movie that shows us eighties music without succumbing to the obvious. It's also fun to see our protagonist absorbing what he learnt from hearing new acts.
And our protagonist has an older sibling that proves to be a vital force in his musical education - something that resonates with me
So yeah great movie. And it's also fun to see Aidan Gillen in this too.
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