Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

  • 2010


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73 % Certified Fresh
$ 1 Million
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Positive Reviews 34
Negative reviews 10
Average Rating 3.4/5
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1.5
Paul Viraghs script is too bitty to hold it all together, and filigrees of technique fail to disguise the weaknesses in helmer Mat Whitecross first so .. Variety
4.0
You dont need to be a fan of Durys music to enjoy Sex & Drugs.... This is just gorgeous, celebratory cinema, unfettered and courageous, if unashamedly .. Time Out
4.5
The acting generally is first class, but what holds the film together is the performance of Andy Serkis. The Guardian
0.5
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
4.5
Its 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 biog .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
Somehow this well intentioned film cannot help but turn an uncompromisingly original artist into a formula. The New York Times
1.5
Even Durys uniquely empowering status as a disabled rock star because of a childhood bout with polio is given dispiritingly uninspired treatment.
3.0
A sometimes whimsical and magical take on the life of one of Britains most artistically charged rock stars. Serkis shines in his role as the troubled ..
4.5
Still, as a vehicle for a single, mesmerizing performance,a smashing success. Cinema Blend
4.0
The cast is uniformly appealing in out of left field ways, but writer director Brooks Branch lets the story amble lazily. Ny Daily News
2.8
Theres nothing here for someone who isnt already an Ian Dury fan. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Top notch performances give viewers Reasons to be Cheerful Milner is terrific and Serkis is the tour de force at the films centre, capturing the chari .. Radio Times
1.5
Soon hes encamped with his entourage at a country estate, and indulging in studio outbursts. Independent
2.0
What the film tries to project as Durys loveable irascibility too often just looks like charmlessness. Independent
1.5
This hard nosed drama comes across like one of those BBC4 hatchet jobs on iconic Brits. Independent
3.0
Serkis tears up the screen with a full bodied turn thats perhaps even more outrageous than Dury himself. Shadows On The Wall
1.5
The movie certainly had its moments, but Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll simply fails to take many risks. Pop Matters
3.0
Serkis delivers a sensational performance that not only captures Durys voice, physicality and singing style but also doesnt shy away from the fact tha .. View London
4.5
The acting generally is first class, but what holds the film together is the performance of Andy Serkis. His resemblance to Dury is simply uncanny, bo .. Guardian
4.0
A barnstorming, passionate performance from Andy Serkis brings 1970s music legend Ian Dury stunningly back to life in this gutsy biopic. Guardian
4.0
My beef is that its cuteness and cosiness pander far too obviously to its audience. Daily Mail
4.0
Indeed its one of the main attractions of the movie that the songs feature strongly and Whitecross doesnt try to show a refined taste and thankfully v .. Flim List
4.0
John Hillcoats impressive screen version is not without its flaws but it does capture the abject bleakness of McCarthys vision in a way that feels lik .. Express
3.0
Serkis shines in a warts and all take on a figure whod relish its anarchic stance. Some may find its approach wearing, however, and prior awareness of .. Total Film
3.8
Inhabiting the body and soul of legendary pub rocker Ian Dury, human chameleon Andy Serkis single handedly muscles this by the book biopic into the re .. Coles Mithey
1.5
And keeping with the trend, Rock & Roll has the whiff of a picture thats just above made for TV movie quality. The Play List
4.0
Whether hes being charming or wretched, Serkis delivers a 100 watt performance that perfectly matches the cheery, jagged visuals. Now Toronto
5.0
These hyperreal interjections keep things ticking and evoke 24 Hour Party People, with this film boasting the same type of irrepressible energy as Mic .. Digital Spy
3.0
Enlivened by some strong performances and a convincing emotional core, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is a family melodrama in rock n roll trousers. But ma .. Lw Lies
4.0
The movie is a mite overstretched how much florid anarchy can an audience take at one sitting but it makes last months rock biopic, the Lennonographic .. Ft
4.0
There are three reasons to be cheerful. Serkis is fantastic as Dury. The script avoids his struggle with alcoholism and cancer. And there are some gre .. The Sun
2.2
Instead, the film feels self consciously chaotic and dramatically redundant, with all the piercing, soulful insight of a music video. Brian Or Ndorf
4.5
The towering talent and dire shortcomings of Dury often manifested themselves in the most unpleasant of ways. Sbs
4.0
This film is a British celebration of outsiderdom be it the creative or the crippled that is never sentimental. Entertainment Times Online ..
2.0
There are no allusions to the empowering nature of punk that catalyses the tale; and strangest of all, theres not enough made of the funny, funky musi .. Entertainment Times Online ..
4.0
Still, its a peppy, funny and ultimately inspiring biopic with enjoyable supporting turns including Ray Winstone. Metro
5.0
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is a truly life affirming and brilliantly unsentimental celebration of the Mockney and his music. Serkis was born to play th .. Film4
4.5
Wonderful Ian Dury Englands most endearing punk era showman deserves a biopic worthy of his bouncy, ribald and trenchant songs. The new movie Sex & Dr .. Ny Press
4.0
This biopic of legendary London born rock n roller Ian Dury marks the rise of a serious talent. In fact, youll be wowed by Serkiss performance as Dury .. News Of The World
4.0
Like the man himself, the film is anything but conventional and doesnt view his life through rose tinted glasses. Daily Record
4.0
All of this comes to life in the movie thanks to the film makers inventiveness, but even more so thanks to the performance of Andy Serkis as Dury. This Is London
4.0
Andy Serkis delivers a spellbinding turn as Dury. Replicating Durys cheeky chappie onstage persona is admirable enough; more astonishing is Serkis unc .. Un Cut
4.0
outdoes even himself with a blistering portrayal of rock n roll star Ian Dury thats sure to be one of the performances of the year. Sweaty, wide eyed .. Daily Mirror (UK)
4.5
If only the words I want to use to describe performance charismatic, compelling also applied to the movie around him. Ifc
4.5
Its got energy, but it doesnt give us much of a portrait of the man behind the public persona. Parallax View



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