But it goes up to 11...

Rating: 10/10 (9 January 2001)

To address a few earlier negative reviews;
NO, it wasn't representative of everything heavy metal. NO, it wasn't supposed to make you feel guilty about putting on your old Ozzy records.
What it was, was a comedy. A bit too subtle for some, but for its audience the most brilliant movie of its genre. I've known several people that couldn't understand why they went to the trouble of making a movie about a band that no one had ever heard of... that says more about the viewers than about the movie. This is Spinal Tap is a comedy that requires the viewer to pay attention.