Wake me up, before you go-go

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 2004)

This is a gentle, light, fluffy, reasonably well-observed film that is virtually devoid of conflict or passion. My wife fell asleep watching it and I only stayed awake because I was trying to spot the musical references, such as the band's equipment becoming better as they became more successful (they switched to Rickenbackers and Fenders from unidentifiable makes of guitar).
The title song is (probably deliberately) overplayed in the movie and is easy on the ear and yet, a day later, I can't really remember it all.
Everything happens way too easy for the band and even when they fall apart, the band members don't seem to care, so why should we?
If you want to see a more gritty approach to this subject matter, with way better songs, more laughs, more passion and more realism, try Slade in "Flame".