I was pleasantly suprised by this film. It was not what i was expecting as the promo I saw shows it to be a documentary about former manufactured bands of the 1990s and 2000s but i found myself getting into it.
It's a typical story of a washed up boy band singer trying to recreate days long gone in his life.
He meets an autistic young man by chance one day and they hit if off and form a "band" together.
Of course it's not plain sailing and the young man is overwhelmed with his first time on stage so, of course (like you couldn't see it coming) the mother feels she has to protect her son and asks the older guy to stay out of his life.
All the actors are great, especially the guy who plays Stevie.
There are too many flashbacks that don't make a lot of sense - like what did the older guys little brother die from?
I was left a bit confused at the end, maybe I missed something, but not sure if the older guy did the right thing for friendship and loyalty by turning down the tour offer to then teach the other disabled young people and if the young guy actually got into the prestigious college or was just invited to perform as a one off.
Overall, a great, laid back, cheesy 1980s style formula about doing the right thing by a friend.
Definately worth a watch!
It's a typical story of a washed up boy band singer trying to recreate days long gone in his life.
He meets an autistic young man by chance one day and they hit if off and form a "band" together.
Of course it's not plain sailing and the young man is overwhelmed with his first time on stage so, of course (like you couldn't see it coming) the mother feels she has to protect her son and asks the older guy to stay out of his life.
All the actors are great, especially the guy who plays Stevie.
There are too many flashbacks that don't make a lot of sense - like what did the older guys little brother die from?
I was left a bit confused at the end, maybe I missed something, but not sure if the older guy did the right thing for friendship and loyalty by turning down the tour offer to then teach the other disabled young people and if the young guy actually got into the prestigious college or was just invited to perform as a one off.
Overall, a great, laid back, cheesy 1980s style formula about doing the right thing by a friend.
Definately worth a watch!