The film starts off strong with what could only be called the most phenomenal cover of The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go", as a ninety-two year old Eileen, pure white-haired and walking to the microphone with assist from a walking cane, starts to bellow out the beginning of the song. Immediately the tone is set for the entire film as the narrator asks the woman in an interview: "Should I stay or should I go, that's a Punk song, isn't it?" to which the most adorable old lady I've ever seen replies: "I would say so... shit... did you ever hear it before?" Okay: I officially wish this lady was my grandma...

Young At Heart follows "Seniors Behaving Badly" a choir with the average age of eighty who perform Rock music, Punk Music... you name it. I'm not even kidding, they're singing Schizophrenia by Sonic Youth!! My favourite moment is during the moment that Choir Director Bob plays Schizophrenia for them and the camera pans between all of the choir members to show the looks of complete horror on their faces, all the while interjecting interviews with choir members: "What kind of music do you like to listen to?" "Classical. With Opera at the top." When Bob asks them what they think of Sonic Youth, the reaction is mixed. "We can't hear the words because of the music!" Directly after Sonic Youth is pitched, is James Brown, to which the choir delights in dancing in their seats. We're only minutes into the documentary and I am already loving every moment about it.

I have got to tell you that Eileen, the woman from the beginning of the movie, is officially my favourite member of the choir. During her interview she constantly flirts with all the men in the room, swears, and laughs about her strip-tease gigs with the choir.

The film culminates with the choir's performance that they have been working for for weeks on end. Despite the passing of friends, and obstacles that none of us could imagine, they go on stage, giving it all they've got, in heart-wrenching renditions of "Fix You" from Coldplay, and ending with an uplifting and fun version of "Yes We Can Can" from The Pointer Sisters. It is truly touching and emotional in every sense.

The tenacity of these women and men amaze me as I watch and listen to their stories, to their illnesses, griefs and joys, all the while getting up day after day and enjoying the life that they have to the fullest, laughing and joking and singing and dancing. I started to watch this film, expecting to see a goofy documentary about old people singing songs, which was going to be cool in its own right, but what I got was an inspirational movie that made me laugh until I cried, and cry until I couldn't breathe. These are not the age-stricken patients at the nursing home sitting alone day after day waiting for their time to come. These people are with their friends, touring the world, having fun and there is nothing in the forces of this world that will ever kill the spirit of these women and men.

Watch Young @ Heart's music video for The Ramones cover of "I Wanna Be Sedated" HERE