The Original Girly...

Ya know those people, or those times - when you look up as if into your own brain, and you say -

"I knew this girl once"...
"I went to this place once"...

And you grin?

Those little pockets of time where things are a little surreal. They usually don't last long, and often we aren't even aware they're happening. That's just one of the things I think this film is about.

The Guy (unnamed) in the leading role is a street musician who also works in his father's shop repairing Hoovers, when a Girl (yup... just "Girl") happens by and starts questioning him about his music.

She's different. Bold. A little annoying at first, but eventually they strike up a friendship that bonds through mutual musical talent. Over the course of the week spanned in the movie, they grow close and become entangled in each others lives. They both have complicated pasts, and the reality of that is at the fringes of life as they write music, lyrics, and record a CD together. I'm not telling if it gets romantic or not. You have to see it.

In the end, there's a deep impression of how we have an impact on each others lives, when we cross paths with each other it can leave a mark. The anonymity of "Guy" and "Girl" actually made me think of blogging. It doesn't matter what we call ourselves. Heck, the Blogger who recommended this movie... I've never even used his real name. But, to read all of you every day - to have this medium, it's a personal thing. All of us leave a mark on each other somehow I think.




PS. This movie is reviewed as a "Musical"... don't let that fool you. It's just full of great music. There's plenty of script too. Ooh, you might also find it under "Foreign" (Irish), or "Indie".