I have seen all of Michael Winterbotttom's movies and to be honest have enjoyed them all. 24 Hour Party People was no exception.
It's a bizarre 2 hour journey into the life of Tony Wilson, concentrating primarily on 2 bands. The first hour is Joy Division and the second hour is The Happy Mondays, and to a lesser extent New Order. The music is fantastic as you would expect. In fact this almost seems like a 2 hour pop video with Steve Coogan doing a voice over.
The only problem for me was that there should have been at least some reference to The Smiths and The Stone Roses, the only link to the latter being a cameo appearance from Mani.
But these are small issues in a hugely enjoyable movie, it's a pity there were only half a dozen people in the cinema to see it, obviously they must have something better to do than re-live their childhood!
It's a bizarre 2 hour journey into the life of Tony Wilson, concentrating primarily on 2 bands. The first hour is Joy Division and the second hour is The Happy Mondays, and to a lesser extent New Order. The music is fantastic as you would expect. In fact this almost seems like a 2 hour pop video with Steve Coogan doing a voice over.
The only problem for me was that there should have been at least some reference to The Smiths and The Stone Roses, the only link to the latter being a cameo appearance from Mani.
But these are small issues in a hugely enjoyable movie, it's a pity there were only half a dozen people in the cinema to see it, obviously they must have something better to do than re-live their childhood!