Hours of enjoyment!

Rating: Null/10 (7 January 2004)

Spinal Tap isn't a movie for everybody. If you don't know much about rock music, you will probably think it is just a very shallow movie with a few gags here and there. However, if you are a fan of rock music, you can spend hours marveling and laughing at layer upon layer of innuendo, satire, and subtext.
McKean, Guest, and Shearer, all very talented musicians in their own right, knew their rock history and accordingly parodied aspects of just about about every major band from the early 60's to the 80's. It is so packed with jokes that it would be impossible to pick up on all of the jokes the first time around.
Besides the rockers themselves, it also pokes fun at groupies, managers, the record industry, and even spontaneous combustion. If that doesn't make a good natured comedy I don't know what would.
If you have any knowledge of rock and roll, see this movie! If not, find a friend, who has knowledge of rock and roll, then see this movie!