This was a good film, with some nice moments which made you feel good.
I gave it 7 because every film/TV show at the moment is either just depressing/graphic or has to have an ironic bitter sweet ending for the sake of being "edgy" or "ground breaking".
This film was different because it dropped the need to avoid any cliche's and instead steer into them and the result is a film you can sit and watch, while laughing at a few digs at 90's boy band groups, before walking away feeling a little happier as a result.
Netflix produced another gem here and I applaud them for using the UK as the backdrop of this story, In particular London's vibrant music culture which is something that is often overlooked.
I Used to Be Famous
2022
Action / Comedy / Drama / Music
I Used to Be Famous
2022
Action / Comedy / Drama / Music
Plot summary
A former boy band star unexpectedly gets a second shot at success when he forms a bond with a gifted young drummer.
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December 14, 2022 at 11:26 AM
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It's not going to win any Oscars...but who cares!
Finally a feel good movie with heart
Finally a movie that made me feel good and feel hope in the nation otherwise facing such adversity. Everything that is streaming seems to be so negative and aggressive. These are the types of movies we need.
The two main actors were very good and it's finally good to see new, fresh faces in this industry. I can actually see them going on and acting another films. I'm also very glad to see a young man on the spectrum and a starring role. He did an amazing job and he is a phenomenal musician.
Thank you for doing this movie, we need more like them. Congrats to the other actors who participated in this movie. They did an amazing job.
Peckhams Finest
Nicely acted with solid, if not exceptional, performances all round, in essence this is a simple, human story of friendship, hope and redemption set in and around the wonderfully diverse Peckham, South London. Focusing on the relationship between an ex boy band musician trying to reignite the past and an autistic boy drummer drifting into adulthood, there is a lot of tugging at the heart strings here and it only just about manages to stay on the right side of overdoing the sentimentality. Having said all that, what the story may lack in subtlety and poise, it more than compensates with heart and soul. Rather good.