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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Reviews

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Overview


Genre :

Drama, Biography, Music

Release Date :

May 05, 2010 (Limited)

Director :

Mat Whitecross

Starring :

Andy Serkis, Naomie Harris, Olivia Williams, Ray Winstone, Noel Clarke, Toby Jones, MacKenzie Crook, Bill Milner, Arthur Darvill, James Jagger, Tom Hughes, Shakraj Soornack, Clifford Samuel, Joe Kennedy

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  Be the 1st!

3 of 5

“..Yet despite all of the visual stimulation, the film is never exhilarating..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
4 of 5

“..vaudevillian, camp and hilarious, a farrago of brilliant nonsense and a surprisingly moving story..”
by Andrew O'Hagan [This is London]
5 of 5

“..Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is a fascinating snapshot of Ian Dury's life for his best-known years..”
by Mayer Nissim [Digital Spy]
“..Its flashes of style are sometimes lively but more often seem, like the slavish period decor, to be desperate attempts to overcome the built-in inertia of the genre..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
4 of 5

“..It's obviously a labour of love, but it never looks laborious..”
by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]
“..It's been made with love and respect, though in the long run it may not do much to enhance its subject's reputation..”
by Anthony Quinn [The Independent]
“..It's an energetic and vivacious film that will appeal to fans of punk rock worldwide and should find its place in the pantheon of great music-film biographies..”
by Ray Bennett [Hollywood Reporter]
3 of 5

“..A sometimes whimsical and magical take on the life of one of Britain's most artistically charged rock stars. Serkis shines in his role as the troubled singer..”
by Philip Wilding [Empire Magazine]
3 of 5

“..a messy, scattershot screenplay that struggles to find the right tone..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
“..A message isn't necessarily expected, but some sort of point would be nice..”
by Leslie Felperin [Variety]

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