100
New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer
One of the sharpest and funniest movies about the music business ever made.
24 Hour Party People
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- United Kingdom
- 2002
- · 117m
Director
Michael Winterbottom
Cast
Steve Coogan,
Paddy Considine,
Sean Harris,
Lennie James,
Shirley Henderson,
Andy Serkis
Genre
Comedy,
Drama,
Music
Local news reporter Tony Wilson, unhappy with his job, changes his own life and inadvertently the Manchester music scene forever when his station broadcasts a Sex Pistols concert. Tony dives head-first into the drug-fueled punk rock scene of the 1970s, becoming a highly sought-after band manager.
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What are critics saying?
100
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Extravagant and funny it is, and also quite dark at times.
100
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
"Print the legend," Mr. Wilson says at one point, both quoting John Ford and laying the foundation for his own often fact-free fabulous fabulism. And this movie is just that -- fabulous.
100
San Francisco Chronicle by Jonathan Curiel
Funny, riveting look at the music scene that ruled Manchester, England, from 1976 to 1992.
100
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
Shines with a kind of inspired madness.
100
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Like the music, the film is outspoken, roaringly funny, defiantly sexual and relentlessly in your face. I couldn't have liked it more.
90
L.A. Weekly
The movie's a rave and a half.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Amazing, rich in authentic period atmosphere and detail, an ever-changing cyclorama of a movie.
90
New Times (L.A.) by Robert Wilonsky
The film is a whirlwind blur, a kinetic thrill ride through the industrial backwater that was one of punk and post-punk's most fertile Promised Lands: Manchester.
90
Salon by Jeff Stark
This dizzying saga of the '80s Manchester music scene is garish, reckless, endlessly self-indulgent and totally untrustworthy. What a blast!
90
L.A. Weekly by Brendan Bernhard
The movie's a rave and a half.
89
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
Loud, hilarious, and enormously entertaining, 24 Hour Party People makes you want to toss current FM radio out on its pre-fab, corporate-sponsored backside. And not a moment too soon.
88
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
Hopped-up and electrifying. The soundtrack is wall-to-wall and propulsive.
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Ray Conlogue
So energized by the subject that it overflows with inventiveness.
80
TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox
Also featured are countless cameos from local superstars ranging from the Fall's Mark E. Smith to Mani of the Stone Roses, making the film an absolute thrill for fans of the Manchester scene.
80
The A.V. Club by Keith Phipps
A funny, unexpectedly inspiring story of excess, poor choices, and unwavering high-mindedness, all tied to that quintessential bit of rock wisdom: Icarus did fall, but first he flew.
67
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
An insider nostalgia trip for graying art punks. It could have been called ''When We Were Cool,'' and it's finally so cool that it freezes you out.
63
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
Personally, I'd rather have my brain invaded by flesh-eating beetles than listen to 10 seconds of the Sex Pistols -- Truth is, I've rarely had a worse time watching a good movie.
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