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07/15/2022 Absolutely loved it! Any original punker who watches it will laugh! See more tim s @TimBSanders 02/15/2021 A good pop, rock, comedy , that is based on true life events. The music soundtrack throughout the film is performed by Mike Peters and The Alarm (the original artists the film is based upon), with a little interjection occassionally from cast members. I enjoyed the film and especially liked the message the film tells regarding agism in the music industry during the 1990's. This film is based on events that took place early 1990's This was a time when hip U.K. radio stations and music channels were banning music from artists over the age of 40 including The Beatles who's new material had just surfaced. A fun little movie See more 10/18/2019 Sara Sugarman's music industry film "Vinyl" is built on a terrific premise, and the fact this dramedy originates from a true story makes it all the more ripe for this big screen telling. Imagine: A long-in-the-tooth rock band is forced by the industry's relentless ageism to release music under the guise of being a much younger rock band. It happened in 2004, as Mike Peters of The Alarm put out music as The Poppy Seeds, along with a music video of lip-synching lads fronting the tune as if they were its proper creators. Sure enough, the tune got radio play. Gotcha! In "Vinyl," Phil Daniels is the surly, aging frontman, and Jamie Blackley is the younger, fresher face aping the real band's music on camera. It allows for some great moments of both comedy and drama, and in equal measure. True, there is at times a sheeny, Austin Powers artifice to the film, which doesn't always accessorize with the music's scrappy emergence from the cast-off lot. But at its heart is a great story brought to a truthful life on screen, and with terrific competence. "Vinyl" is an underrated, understated success. See more 11/01/2016 A good, fun movie lacks real substance, but nevertheless entertains. A few nice twists, not all of which are predictable. However, I got the feeling that the budget was running out toward the end of the movie, so the director skipped a bit of the story to make sure there was enough money for the finale. Good, if a little repetitive, music....it could have done with more than one main song. See more 02/05/2014 A satire on the music industry, but the aging rock group full of infighting storyline is nothing new to the big screen, nor does this really add anything to the genre. The British cast is good, although probably unrecognisable if you're not actually British. See more 01/30/2014 Harmless enough comedy where ageing rockers recruit kids to mime their single for success in the charts. Nice if predictable. See more Read all reviews

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