Not funny...Maybe it's a European thing...1/10

Rating: 1/10 (16 February 2005)

I remember seeing this movie as a child but did not remember anything about the movie and now I know why.
Having read great reviews about it and it's status as IMDb's Top 250 movies, I decided to see it again and man was I disappointed. That's the reason I rate this movie 1/10 to bring it's overall rating down.
Before I badmouth the movie, let me tell some good things about it. It is a clever and subtle comedy kinda like "Curb your Enthusiasm" although not half as good. Clever because you might be fooled into thinking it is a real band if you've never heard anything about the movie. It is not your average belly laugh comedies. However, I did smile in some of the scenes like the song Gimme some money, the miniature bread scene, Nigel's stupid stunts and accidents on stage, the HUGE :-) Stonehenge monument and the band getting lost backstage.
Here's what I disliked. I was expecting a COMEDY for crying out loud. And I'm just waiting for a funny moment to arrive. All those stupid gags and dumb jokes and situations are so bland and tedious to watch. It gets too repetitive and uninteresting. I don't know, maybe its a European or American thing but this is not my idea of a funny movie. And what more can I say...even the makers of the movie knew that the jokes were so not funny that all those cameos had to be used...and still, to no good result.
My recommendation...If u want a comedy movie on rock n roll watch "School of Rock". If you want to watch one of Rob Reiner's better movies watch "When Harry Met Sally... ". If you still like to watch a music mockumentary go for "Fear of a Black Hat" (6/10) based on rap music. However, if u still want to watch this movie do not expect a lot. It is just a clever, not so funny movie