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Music, Drama 111 min
Rotten Tomatoes95%IMDb
Are teenage dreams so hard to beat?
The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.
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Nostalgic, resolved, effortless and earnest.
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To be fair, this depiction of the inspirational Terri Hooley's life really does play second fiddle to a great soundtrack that many growing up in the UK in the 80s will relish. Richard Dormer takes the lead, and set against a background of the troubles that beset Northern Ireland, he decides to open a record shop in Belfast that will cater for just about everyone and everything... Soon, he is working with the local musicians; begging, blagging, borrowing - doing whatever he can to get them exposure - small gigs, records deals you name it locally, and then across the Irish Sea. Dormer’s performance of this dedicated, if not always focused, man is entertaining and it also features a strong cast - Adrian Dunbar, Jodie Whittaker and a particularly handsome looking Killian Scott with dyed blonde hair from punk rockers "Rudi". The musical narrative is sparingly tempered by news footage of some of the horrendous damage caused to the city but it always seems to manage to revert back to his ultimate message of hope and optimism. I dare say this is a much too simplistic take on the actual story, but I enjoyed watching and listening to it.
Read the whole review on TMDBThese kids aren't the problem to Belfast, they are the solution. "When punk rock ruled over Ulster, nobody ever had more excitement and fun. Between the bombings and shootings, the religious hatred and the settling of old scores, punk gave everybody a chance to LIVE for one glorious moment." Uncle Joe Strummer. Punk Rock and Punk Rockers have always been misunderstood. Back during the original wave that began in 1976 it was thought punks wanted to kill the queen and burn down your villages, so even though some ill informed (re: ill educated) principals courted controversy, the spirit of punk rock, its ideals and reasons for being, got lost in the mix of the media frenzies and drug deaths et al. Many films and documentaries have been made over the years, some worthwhile, others not so, but all in an effort to either correct the misconceptions of punk rock, or invite interest into a genre of music that made waves that are still being felt today. Good Vibrations the movie is the embodiment of what it was really all about. The story concerns how Terri Hooley (played by a superb Richard Dormer) believed that music could make a difference, and this even as a soul destroying Civil War rag
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