24-Hour Party People

2001, Movie, R, 115 mins

24-Hour Party People: Review

Director Michael Winterbottom's account of music impresario Tony Wilson's wild ride on fortune's wheel is great for two reasons: It's jammed packed with the sounds of the edgy noisemakers who erupted out of Manchester in the wake of punk rock, and it features a brilliant lead performance by Steve Coogan. Frank Cottrell Boyce's screenplay is also filled with some of the wittiest dialogue you're likely to hear in a rock flick. Read the complete review for 24-Hour Party People