"Once", wonderful film finally seen here

Somehow the advertisements for this Irish indie did not attract my attention and word of mouth didn't reach my suburb. So several years after it was well known in film circles and won a best song Oscar, Netflix finally delivered Once to my small screen.

Eating leftover family birthday cake and swilling lemonade I settled into my father's recliner to see what was up. It didn't take long before my napkin was needed to soak up a little moisture around my eyes --- music can surprise me in this way, about the only thing that does.

Being stylishly late in seeing this film had no penalty. I loved it.