Simple, thrown-together in an instant and easy

Rating: 5/10 (19 April 2009)

Never mind that there is no story to speak of that the script seems to have been written as the players were collated, and let's forget all about music films like "Imagine"; this is the late 90s, and The Spice Girls were probably the biggest band on the planet. In this film, they rally to keep the band together, play gigs, keep an intrusive film-crew away and their manager — played by Richard E. Grant — calm. By the way, you have to laugh at people like Bob Hoskins, Elvis Costello, Jools Holland and Stephen Fry turning up to have a go. The film is a collection of ideas, all tossed together to make money off the Spice-phenomenon, all the while turning out great pop music to the girl power-beat. Actually, it worked wonders in comparison with the pap of today, as far as groups like the atrocious Pussycat Dolls are concerned, who carry no discernible message other than flaunt your body to have your way, and don't think. Go spice!