I'n not entirely sure why it's taken me so long to watch 24 hour party people. Being from Manchester and born in the sixties I lived through this. Maybe that's part of the reason why Ive never seen it. I have the memories from the time where the film is set from the mid 70's through to the mid 90's.
The film is about Tony Wilson who was at the centre of the Manchester music scene throughout the period. The film follows Wilson's influence on the Manchester music scene and in particular the rise of Factory Records and Hacienda nightclub. In particular these were more successful artistically than they were commercially. I have to say that I wasn't impressed with Steve Coogan's portrayal of Tony Wilson. To me it just didn't ring true with the real Tony Wilson.
The acting in general is quite mixed with some of the characters feeling very real whilst others just don't ring true. I have to say that I was especially impressed with Sean Harris as Ian Curtis.
The film is about Tony Wilson who was at the centre of the Manchester music scene throughout the period. The film follows Wilson's influence on the Manchester music scene and in particular the rise of Factory Records and Hacienda nightclub. In particular these were more successful artistically than they were commercially. I have to say that I wasn't impressed with Steve Coogan's portrayal of Tony Wilson. To me it just didn't ring true with the real Tony Wilson.
The acting in general is quite mixed with some of the characters feeling very real whilst others just don't ring true. I have to say that I was especially impressed with Sean Harris as Ian Curtis.