24 Hour Party People (2002)
25K24 Hour Party People: Directed by Michael Winterbottom. With Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Paul Popplewell, Lennie James. In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester’s music to the world.
“Ignore the awful ads for 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (which are bollocks!), and run out and see the film while it is out in limited release. Anybody with an interest in Alternative Music in general, and the British Punk/New Wave u0026amp; Rave scenes should see this examination of the past 25 years of British rock as filtered through the eyes of Factory Recordsu0026#39; Tony Wilson.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePerhaps a bit too u0026quot;insideu0026quot; for general audiences, it is a rare example of a music based film that its actually good cinema to go along with itu0026#39;s raucous soundtrack. Well done, wry and entertaining. My only quibbles are that the filmmakers seem to be preaching to the converted. Except for the tragic Ian Curtis (JOY DIVISION), little attempt is made to inform the uninitiated as to why these bands mattered (NEW ORDER in particular, is just tossed around almost as a brand name, rather than a living breathing artistic unit). Also, we are constantly told how wonderful Manchester is as a city, but we are never really shown why. Steve Cooganu0026#39;s portrayal of Wilson really makes the film flow and live. Itu0026#39;s not the kind of role that usually wins awards, but hereu0026#39;s hoping some critics group somewhere notices. Heu0026#39;s that fine.”
