It's really powerfully, joyously, humanist. The performances are universally great... you can tell this is a film made by people working together to tell a story.

There’s always a heartbeat of humour... It’s a smart, likable picture.

Ultimately sunny and often ebullient -- down to a communal hip-hop number at its close -- this is an honest crowdpleaser that nonetheless works hard for its emotional uplift.

O'Gorman's screenplay finds its own rhythms quickly, and what unfolds is an original, engrossing and very likeable film with some real heart and humour to it.