This film is so simply portrayed that it becomes somewhat disarming. No lavish, big-budget musical is this (it looks like it may have been shot on Super 8 film), but that very simple realism works to its benefit to create something that feels very real, almost like a documentary filmmaker found this guy on the street just as this girl came into his life and shook things up.
This, maybe more than any other film I've seen, is a musical that would work for people who don't like musicals. People do not randomly burst into song, rather they are musicians, and are creating songs that naturally develop out of what is happening to them. As for the songs, some of them are slightly odd, most of them are quite beautiful, and at least one of them will remain in your head for days afterward. It won an Oscar for Best Original Song, after all.
This film is, simply, a moment in two people's lives where they came together and created magic. I can think of few better ways to pass an hour and a half. I must note however, this one lost half a star for me due to HEAVY accents. It is hard to understand what is being said at times, and the most clear word at all times is the F-word, which is used heavily (consider yourself warned). But give it a watch anyway, you might find yourself moved.
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