Sing Street
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: April 15, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
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Generally favorable reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
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37
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1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
USA TodayBrian TruittApr 14, 2016
Sing Street is a wholly appealing genesis of teenage romance and music-group therapy for one Irish boy and a instant retro classic for those still hungry like the wolf. Read full review
100
ConsequenceMichael RoffmanApr 13, 2016
Few films are ever as enjoyable and endearing as Sing Street. Read full review
91
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallMay 13, 2016
It's touching, and you can dance to it. What's not to love? Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattApr 20, 2016
It’s like a lost John Hughes movie with Irish brogues and cars that just happen to drive on the other side of the road. It’s also, sadly, exactly the kind of sweet little film that too often gets buried in a box office ruled by broader comedies and bloated superhero epics Read full review
90
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 14, 2016
The whole film is unlikely, a joyous story of youth, innocence, sweet earnestness, charming ineptitude and a shaky but productive belief on the hero’s part that he can do anything he pleases. Read full review
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaApr 22, 2016
It's pretty much impossible not to love Sing Street's young hero as he stumbles around Dublin, dumbstruck and smitten, at turns clueless and confident. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyApr 15, 2016
John Carney has a humorous and loving eye for detail, an intuitive ear for dialogue, and the film is extremely personal in a way that is universal. Read full review
88
Rolling StonePeter TraversApr 14, 2016
Sing Street is the most romantic movie you'll find anywhere these days, brimming over with music, fun and the thrill of first love. Read full review
85
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeApr 14, 2016
If you’re put off by the filmmaker’s previous work, then the autobiographical Sing Street isn’t going to be the movie that wins you over. But fans of Carney’s lush romanticism and hook-laden lyricism will be thrilled to add this one to their playlist. Read full review
83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichApr 14, 2016
Sing Street is a winsomely entertaining musical tribute to how passion can pave the way towards a better life. Read full review
83
The PlaylistNoel MurrayJan 31, 2016
What makes Sing Street such a joyously entertaining film (besides the songs) is that it thinks the best of its characters, and it presents them the way they’d like to think of themselves. Read full review
80
CineVueJamie NeishMay 18, 2016
Carney, who wowed everyone with Once, has a knack for this kind of film. Sing Street promotes his best attributes, and succeeds in delivering toe-tapping, head bobbing thrills, heartfelt, if cheesy romance and big laughs. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 28, 2016
If it’s not great — think of a sort of JV “Commitments” and you’ll have the idea — it is surely winning. Read full review
80
The VergeTasha RobinsonApr 26, 2016
Carney’s emphasis is more on performance than craftsmanship. His camera lovingly covers the actual act of bringing music to life, and he makes being in the middle of a band look like the most revitalizing and rewarding place on Earth. Read full review
80
EmpireOlly RichardsApr 25, 2016
Just as with "Once" and "Begin Again," Sing Street will make you laugh, cry and leave you humming its songs for days. Read full review
80
TimeStephanie ZacharekApr 18, 2016
You’ve seen every element of Sing Street hundreds of times before — it’s Carney’s knack for assembling them that makes the difference. In his hands, this isn’t just a nostalgia trip. It’s an homage to teenage kicks and the urgency of getting them any way you can. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshApr 14, 2016
It's a sweetly funny, charming and poignant depiction of this very specific time in life — at once universal and specific — when anything seems possible. And with killer pop tunes to boot. Read full review
80
The GuardianJordan HoffmanJan 31, 2016
Did you like The Commitments? Did you like We Are the Best!!? Well, Sing Street isn’t as good as either of those two, but it’s still pretty terrific. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJan 31, 2016
Sing Street is far more boisterous and certainly funnier than Once, but it remains in a minor key; “finding happiness in sadness,” is how one character puts it. Read full review
80
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJan 31, 2016
Like an updated The Commitments in rouge (liberally applied), Sing Street nails the details. Read full review
80
VarietyGuy LodgeJan 31, 2016
The truest and most tearduct-tugging relationship here is that between Conor and his lank-haired college-dropout brother, played with spaced-out warmth and wistful good humor by the ever-likeable Reynor. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJan 25, 2018
It’s a small gem that deserves to be discovered. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 29, 2016
Even though Sing Street covers familiar ground, its director knows how to make his pigeon-hole adorable. The address’s charms win you over in the end. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldApr 28, 2016
Sing Street reminds us of being young and lost in a song, realizing with a jolt that someone else had the same feelings we did. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldConnie OgleApr 28, 2016
Carney gets everything right here: Sing Street hums with authenticity. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerApr 21, 2016
As he did with "Once," Carney with the somewhat autobiographical Sing Street mixes hardscrabble realism with highly charged romanticism, filmed on a low budget with mostly unknown talent. Read full review
75
Washington PostAnn HornadayApr 21, 2016
Warm, ingratiating, with a beat you can dance to, Sing Street is a feel-good movie that never demands to be liked. Instead it asks, politely and irresistibly. Read full review
75
Boston GlobePeter KeoughApr 21, 2016
The songs, written by Carney and Gary Clark, have a goofy but genuine appeal. Watch out, or you might end up downloading the soundtrack. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoApr 21, 2016
The director’s skill pushes what could have been the same old song into a likable testament to the saving powers of young love and rock ’n’ roll. Read full review
75
New York PostKyle SmithApr 14, 2016
Carney’s film (unlike his disappointing previous effort “Begin Again”) is mad, irrepressible youth incarnate, by turns as exuberant as “The Commitments” and (nearly) as heartfelt as “Once.” Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Apr 13, 2016
John Carney’s peppy flashback musical Sing Street is to his earlier "Once" what a glossy major-label debut is to a scrappier first album: Both have their pleasures, but the former can’t help but look a little artificial when compared to the latter. Read full review
75
The Film StageJordan RaupJan 31, 2016
While Sing Street is often infectious its its scraggly energy, one wishes Conor’s other band members were slightly more fleshed-out, which would make their already-absorbing performances sing even more. Read full review
70
The New York TimesA.O. ScottApr 14, 2016
The charms of Sing Street should not be underestimated. Partly because its manner is unassuming and its story none too original...it’s easy to overlook Mr. Carney’s ingenuity and sensitivity. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlApr 14, 2016
Sing Street pleases, all right, and even occasionally hits on truth. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJan 31, 2016
The young nonprofessional actors are a fresh, natural bunch, even if the bandmembers might have benefited from more individual character development. Read full review
70
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganJan 31, 2016
John Carney’s 1980s-set Sing Street is like a barnstorming tribute group. It’s crowd-pleasing, heart-warming, hits all the right notes, and is eager to please. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenApr 27, 2016
As long as Sing Street stays on this sweet, sentimental path, the film is an agreeable toe-tapper. Scratch the surface too deeply and you’ll find some historical inconsistencies, idealized events, and a depressing environment roiling in Conor’s familial home and nation. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaApr 11, 2016
All traces of grit from John Carney's earlier films have been scrubbed away in favor of relentlessly crowd-pleasing slickness. Read full review
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