24 Hour Party People

  • 2002


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Positive Reviews 48
Negative reviews 4
Average Rating 3.8/5
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3.2
Perversely, its as if he doesnt trust the passion of great songs like Blue Monday; hes happier lingering on the arch detachment of the babbling Tony. EW
5.0
Yes, but the next day hes interviewing a midget elephant trainer. Rogerebert
0.5
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
4.0
One of the most purely entertaining films about (for want of a better term) pop music in years.
5.0
Winterbottom has set a high, new standard with 24 Hour Party People, his funny, riveting look at the music scene that ruled Manchester, England, from .. San Francisco Chronicle
1.5
The film went on for too long, delivered very little substance, offered zero interesting characters and ultimately just bored the crap out of me. JoBlo
2.5
Exuberant but chaotic...likely to speak to the already converted. Others will probably find the journey a rather bewildering salute. One Guys Opinion
2.5
Instead, I recommend viewers rent Alex Coxs brilliant Sid and Nancy (1986), one of the best rock films of all time, and perhaps the best film about th .. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.4
Director Michael Winterbottom has pulled off an inspired act of self referencing, post modern filmmaking that does these people, their attitude, their .. Mark Reviews Movies
4.2
Lauras Review: A Michael Winterbottoms deliriously wacked mockumentary is a Pythonesque tour through the evolution of a music scene.
2.5
It is probably entertaining if you are at least remotely interested in, or knowledgeable about, punk music or the rave scene. If not, forget it. Lariat
3.2
Fans of that period of music should see the film post haste; others may enjoy it purely from a filmmaking perspective, in which category it succeeds p .. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
An uneven, hit or miss affair that never quite hits full Python stride and will probably only be appreciated by fans of one or both such music scenes. Screen It
5.0
Its not a perfect movie, but its the smartest excursion into pop culture in recent memory. Cs Monitor
4.5
Laced with brilliantly funny non sequiturs and cameo appearances, and suffused with a pure love of the setting and real music which did indeed exist b .. Film Journal International ..
3.8
Winterbottom gets the look and feel of the various periods right (the terrific soundtrack certainly helps). Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.5
Im sure it doesnt show his subjects, the band Wilco, in their best light.
3.0
Winterbottom captures the spirit of the times, although the films camera shakes and psychedelic colour bursts may make many viewers feel like reaching .. Toronto Star
4.5
The bad thing about 24 Hour Party People is that its blindly ambitious, garishly self indulgent and reckless with the truth. The good thing is it know .. Salon
4.0
This is Cult Movie Central and theres no livelier tour guide than Michael Winterbottom. Flim Threet
4.0
Yellow smiley faces have replaced the flares and theres a non stop cry of aciiiieed! Bbc
3.8
Specifications: 1.33:1 full frame; English Dolby Digital mono (English DTS and English 5.1 Surround for Im Gonna Send Your Vote to College); English s .. Mr Brown Movies
4.0
Amazing, rich in authentic period atmosphere and detail, an ever changing cyclorama of a movie that contains and frames Wilson, who never is allowed t .. Calendar Live
5.0
But hardly the exemplary capitalist hes motivated by gut feelings and passion and his belief in Manchester as the epicenter of new music. Hollywood
3.2
Before long, hes managing the groups Joy Division, New Order and the Happy Mondays. Seattle Pi
4.4
Not flawless by any stretch, 24 Hour Party People has an ear to the spirit of a time pitch perfect and infectious. Film Freak Central
4.0
An often exhilarating portrait of the passionate, mad individuals who took no prisoners as they forged a new musical culture. Boxoffice Magazine
3.8
The revolutionary music speaks for itself, and Steve Coogans smooth, self assured delivery in the lead role serves as a great host. E Online
4.5
Wilson is both in the thick of things and eternally above the fray, and, ultimately, his unflappable cool creates a distancing effect in the viewer as .. La Weekly
4.4
Whats a knockabout British rock movie without a spot of unreliable narration anyway Playfully flimflamming with truth, Michael Winterbottoms 2002 film .. The Filmy Ap
4.4
The scene plays as a frenetic, ever changing background for the always engaging and often enraging Wilson, who juggles legends, half truths, exaggerat .. Sltrib
3.2
The films glaring weakness was that everything was seen through Tony Wilsons eyes. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
3.2
Rave and dance music aficionados will be pleased to see an important chapter in their cultural history. Guide Live
3.5
Regardless of its value as cultural anthropology, Party People is energetic, ear splitting fun with comic absurdity and a pulsating soundtrack. Jam! Movies
3.8
Even if you have never heard of the Mondays, whose members swiftly self destructed in Ecstasy and excess, or of Tony Wilson, the entrepreneur the film .. Freep
4.4
With enough verve and energy, if a not an absolute devotion to truth, to keep you dancing and thinking for days. Denver Post
3.5
Even if you arent a punk fan, there is merit to the movie due to the performance of Steve Coogan. TheMovieChicks.com
4.5
The effect gives the movie a nervy, jumpy energy, a constant reminder that this is a story thats aware its a story. The Spool
3.5
Those who cant tell their Johnny Rottens from their Right Said Freds will be entertained by Coogans charmingly relaxed turn and Frank Cottrell Boyces .. Eclipse Magazine
2.5
An entertaining but ultimately insubstantial dramatization of the Manchester punk scene. Film Force Ign
4.4
So energized by the subject that it overflows with inventiveness. Globe and Mail
3.5
Despite its failings and its admittedly untrustworthy account of the events it portrays ... and it often achieves great poignancy and humor. Gost Dog
4.3
A must see for fans of alternative, goth, or punk. Its a great story thats told in a unique and entertaining way. Supercala.com
4.0
Unlike the unconvincing disco flick 54, this movie completely re creates the look, feel and spirit of a time and place in musical history. Citysearch
3.8
Its inaccurate to pin Manchesters rise as a musical mecca wholly on one person, but Wilson makes for a fascinating character study, and hes drolly pla .. Miami Herald
3.8
The fast, cheap, do it yourself aesthetic of video finally finds complimentary subject matter in Party People, considering the punk movements similar ..
4.5
A formally dazzling, breathlessly profane love letter to punk attitude that recalls every rockumentary from A Hard Days Night to This is Spinal Tap wh .. eye WEEKLY
3.1
Fun for a spell but becomes repetitive and monotonous. It leaves you in a haze. Sacramento Bee
1.9
Michael Winterbottom puts the Manchester, England music/club scene circa 1980 under the microscope... and forgets to take the lens cap off! Imdb
4.0
Works mostly because Wilson is such an appealing, humorous character, who even makes occasional pomposity likeable. Democratand Chronicle
4.4
When it comes to capturing music in a visual medium, 24 Hour Party People ranks right up there with Martin Scorseses 1978 rock documentary, The Last W .. Courier-Journal (Louisvill ..
4.5
Its not so much the sound of Madchester captured on film as it is the spirit how a place so gloomy could wind up the center of rave culture, how the d .. Dallas Observer
3.2
Thanks to a wonderfully deadpan, offhand performance by Steve Coogan and the construction of the film, the Tony Wilson sections are consistently enter .. Journal News (Westchester, ..
4.4
Great good fun even if you spent the 1980s listening to Loverboy. Boston Globe
3.1
Its part of the charm of 24 Hour Party People ... that the filmmakers gleefully embellish or downright invent scenes and often admit that theyre doing ..
3.8
However, Winterbottom is astute enough to rise above the rollicking and rhythmic cliches and provide the audience with an insightful and robust musica ..



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