Stars: Ed Skrein, Nicholas Hoult, Rosanna Arquette
Storyline
An A&R man working at the height of the Britpop music craze goes to extremes in order to find his next hit.
Cast: Ed Skrein -
Rent
Nicholas Hoult -
Stelfox
Rosanna Arquette -
Barbara
James Corden -
Waters
Georgia King -
Rebecca
Joseph Mawle -
Trellick
Craig Roberts -
Darren
Tom Riley -
Parker-Hall
Al Weaver -
Bill
Bronson Webb -
Hasting
Edward Hogg -
DC Woodham
Moritz Bleibtreu -
Rudi
Rosanna Hoult -
Kate
Damien Molony -
Ross
David Avery -
Fisher
Taglines:
Lies. Betrayal. Murder. Just another day at the office.
Country: UK
Language: English
Release Date: 3 Jan 2015
Filming Locations: Black Hangar Studios, Hampshire, England, UK
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Mawle and Skrien were both in Game of Thrones See more »
Goofs:
The film is set in 1997. Stelfox is standing outside the 'Eventim Apollo' (A.K.A. The Hammersmith Odeon). A sign on the building can be seen saying Eventim Apollo, when this film is set the venue was called 'Hammersmith Apollo' it has changed hands several times and did not become the Eventim Apollo until 7th of September 2013. See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 2/10
There are people who really like this movie. Good for them. I have only
one thing to say to people who really like this thing: please stay far,
far away from me.
I want to make myself quite clear here, and leave no room for
misunderstanding. I like villain protagonists. I like black comedy. I
like satire, and I know what satire is. You can say I don't understand
this movie, that I don't appreciate its depths or its subtleties, and
I'm sure the many fans of this thing will say just that. You just don't
get it, man.
I get it. Satire has to make us think about the thing being satirized,
to see the issues in a new way. This movie's one, flickering brain cell
is simply incapable of doing satire. Black comedy should make us laugh,
at some point. A film with no actual jokes is not a comedy. It's not
even a bad comedy, since even that would have jokes that fail, but this
has none at all.
Most of all, a film with a villain protagonist has to realize that he
is, in fact, a villain, and not a role model. This movie has been
compared to American Psycho, and that comparison is actually useful,
because that movie understands that Patrick Bateman is a broken,
pathetic human being. He's interesting, otherwise the film wouldn't
work, but he's not someone we're expected to actively root for. This
movie reads like bad American Psycho fan fiction, written by someone
who really identified with Patrick Bateman and thought he was just
peachy. We're clearly expected to want Nicholas Hoult's character to
win out, and cheer when he does. Again, if you do find anything
remotely redeeming about this smug, hateful, smarmy twit, that's great.
I hope I never meet you.
The point of view of this putrid little film, as far as I can see, is
to say that the music industry sucks, people suck, the world sucks, and
only hateful, morally bankrupt scum win out in the end. It's the sort
of world view that seems incredibly profound when you're 16 or so, and
incredibly stupid when you become a grown-up. This film is adolescent
in outlook, and the fact that it was apparently made by adults is
incredibly depressing.
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