When the Screaming Stops

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Audience Member This is so bad it takes bad to a new level! The screaming may have stopped but the cringe certainly hasn't.. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The screaming started back up again...when i couldn't find the remote to turn this off. There's a reason we never heard of these whiners in America. Their music is whimsical sausage. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member This one was a bit of a random viewing as I have never really been that interested in pop group Bros or either of the twins Matt and Luke Goss, although I have seen one or other of them on stage (I can't remember which!) and on screen down the years. I have to say, at first, I thought that this was a "Mockumentary" and was expecting a cameo by Ricky Gervais. There are some simply cracking, deadpan one-liners delivered with a seeming complete lack of irony by the two brothers as they discuss their career and plans for a reunion. As has been said elsewhere, it plays out like Spinal Tap as unintentionally toe curlingly awkward moments of silence hang in the air as the twins clash and egos and emotion get the better of them. However, suddenly, the movie pivots and becomes rather touching and moving and I actually found myself rooting for the pair and desperately hoping that their plans for a stadium comeback concert would come together. Whether or not this movie was a cynical exercise in self publicity or not, it does just work and manages to pull at the audience heart strings in an effective and touching manner. My only puzzlement is the complete absence of a mention of Craig Logan who was the third member of the band when they originally topped the charts in the 1980s. It is as though he didn't exist as there is not even a whiff of him in any of the archive material shown here. I guarantee that you will find this movie funny, moving and a little bit uplifting, whether or not you enjoyed the music of Bros and all the hype that surrounded the band. They were maybe not a long lived phenomenon but their story with all the unintentional gaffs and humour shown here is well worth watching. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant fly on the wall documentary of a band that spans 30 decades. Full of cheeky one liners and some hard hitting stories of their childhood and how Bros were treated by the media. Forget everything you 'know' about Matt & Luke Goss/Bros and watch this film with an open mind. I promise you, you'll love it and see both Matt and Luke stripped down and baring their souls. It's a must see. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Fine, a bit funny, not sure if intentional or not. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A music documentary about a band you have little emotional investment in is a big ask, especially when it's tracking their comeback. But this documentary is something different; for a start, love or hate their music, Bros were (for a short time) a genuine cultural force for those of us who were becoming aware of music in the 1980s. And, as this documentary makes clear, they make for unexpectedly entertaining subjects; it's not quite clear if this is deliberate or inadvertent (I tend to the latter). But this is a film full of endlessly quotable, genuinely laugh out loud moments; if's downright funnier than most comedies. For the most part Matt and Luke are the only voices we hear; and despite the humour, there are also some moments that are clearly moving; especially when they talk about the deaths of their sister and, later, their mother. The big London comeback gig - which the film builds up to - serves as a moment of genuine cathartic release for band and viewer alike; and though I still have no affection for their music, there's a sense of deeper appreciation for the people behind the music - even as I laugh at them. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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