This is a cinematic adaptation of the life of Joe Meek.
If you don't know who Joe Meek was, lets just say that he was a pivotal figure in the evolution of popular music whose innovative production techniques and zeal for creation laid the path for a lot of the things that are recorded and broadcast today.
This movie by Nick Moran may not be factually accurate let me say that upfront. So don't treat it as a dossier on Joe Meek's life or that of his colleagues. This film is however a tribute to Joe Meek and certainly has some of the things that Joe was great at: Music, Inspiring people and being a sensitive soul.
Good performances from everyone. Thats one thing about British cinema. You can be assured of superior acting than their American counterparts. That's a given.
I've put an open letter from Patrick Pink in the forum below in case you may care to read it. Its his less than happy reaction on the film.
However, this film will certainly help spread the legend of Joe Meek and Telstar and its definitely a good movie to watch.
You will feel lousy for him at the end of the movie. For him as well as the other pop music heroes who then succumbed to their less than great fortunes as ordinary people and died in squalor and poverty unknown to the rest of the world. That's pretty phucking sad!
Watch it, let the music inspire you and say a prayer for them.
If you don't know who Joe Meek was, lets just say that he was a pivotal figure in the evolution of popular music whose innovative production techniques and zeal for creation laid the path for a lot of the things that are recorded and broadcast today.
This movie by Nick Moran may not be factually accurate let me say that upfront. So don't treat it as a dossier on Joe Meek's life or that of his colleagues. This film is however a tribute to Joe Meek and certainly has some of the things that Joe was great at: Music, Inspiring people and being a sensitive soul.
Good performances from everyone. Thats one thing about British cinema. You can be assured of superior acting than their American counterparts. That's a given.
I've put an open letter from Patrick Pink in the forum below in case you may care to read it. Its his less than happy reaction on the film.
However, this film will certainly help spread the legend of Joe Meek and Telstar and its definitely a good movie to watch.
You will feel lousy for him at the end of the movie. For him as well as the other pop music heroes who then succumbed to their less than great fortunes as ordinary people and died in squalor and poverty unknown to the rest of the world. That's pretty phucking sad!
Watch it, let the music inspire you and say a prayer for them.