"24 Hour Party People" is another film which reaches critical mess with a vast chasm between the salivating film critics and a dumbfounded public. A very smart docudrama about a very boring subject with an even more boring, trite, and conceited story, "24 Hour...." follows Coogan through the genesis of a Manchester, England punk band (sort of). Bottom line here is, if you never heard of Joy Division, New Order, Factory Records, or Tony Wilson then you probably won't care about this film. I don't listen to punk, never attended a rave, etc. and was pretty much bored through-out the film. It's clever quirkiness (sheep herding goose, poisoned pigeons, etc) is the only thing which kept me awake and mildly amused. For 24 hour party people only. (B-)
Review of 24 Hour Party People
