91
Consequence by Steven Edelstone
As entertaining as the film is – and boy, is it ever – there is still a feeling that Supersonic could have delved even deeper, as there are glaring omissions to the story.
Supersonic
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- United Kingdom
- 2016
- · 117m
Director
Mat Whitecross
Cast
Noel Gallagher,
Liam Gallagher,
Paul Arthurs,
Paul Gallagher,
Peggy Gallagher
Genre
Documentary,
Music
From award-winning director Mat Whitecross and featuring extensive unseen archive footage, Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed, and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.
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88
The Seattle Times by Jeff Albertson
There’s magic amid the chaos of Oasis: Supersonic, the exceptional new documentary that charts the rapid ascent of British band Oasis.
83
The Film Stage by Christopher Schobert
Supersonic is about the rise of the band, the period from birth to its two concerts (to 250,000 attendees) at Knebworth. And that’s fine, since Supersonic is a wildly entertaining blast of energy and bombast.
80
Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh
The frenetic, ad-hoc aesthetic of the visuals complements the shaggy dog brilliance of Oasis.
80
New York Daily News
Where Whitecross succeeds is in the packaging of the whole story. With a running time of just over two hours, he manages to effectively compress the rather interesting story of the band’s inception and couple that with the explosive yet turbulent times of the band out on the road.
80
Total Film by Kevin Harley
If some of the stormy relationship stories seem old, the wealth of archive material is gob-smacking: early rehearsals, gig footage and intimate phone calls.
80
Time Out London by Tom Huddleston
Smartly cutting off before the long decline, this is an epic story, beautifully told.
80
Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl
As a music comedy, this is up there with Popstar, but with better-defined characters. It's thick with tales of brawls, breakups, stage-walkoffs, busted hotel rooms and astonishing rudeness.
80
New York Daily News by Dan Gunderman
Where Whitecross succeeds is in the packaging of the whole story. With a running time of just over two hours, he manages to effectively compress the rather interesting story of the band’s inception and couple that with the explosive yet turbulent times of the band out on the road.
80
Empire by Jonathan Pile
The story of Britpop’s iconic band at its peak is told with wit, honesty and swagger. Which, given its two leads, is entirely fitting.
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Mark Caro
“Supersonic” is all about the big, yet it thrives on small moments.
70
The New York Times by Glenn Kenny
It may surprise people who’ve experienced the Gallaghers only in tabloid-fodder mode that “Supersonic” teems with stirring and even moving moments.
70
Variety by Andrew Barker
Hardly the most probing or edifying of rock docs, this A24-backed, one-night-only theatrical release is nonetheless a riotously enjoyable, appropriately deafening flashback to one of the last moments in music history when a bunch of knuckleheads with guitars could conquer the world on chutzpah alone.
67
IndieWire by David Ehrlich
It’s a remarkable time capsule, and the whiplash of overnight fame has seldom been captured with such visceral force, but the film is so high on the absurdity of it all that it never relays any palpable sense of what it really feels like to suddenly be given everything you’ve ever wanted.
60
The Telegraph by Tim Robey
There’s only so much lovable bad behaviour you really want to indulge them in now.
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