24 Hour Party People Reviews and Ratings


  • joydark82
    November 25, 2009
    joydark82
    Un film sulla scena musicale di Manchester dalla fine degli anni '70 con la nascita del post-punk con i Joy Division, passando per i New Order, fino alla rock-dance degli Happy Mondays. Tutto ruota attorno alla Factory dell'intraprendente Tony Wilson e a suo locale Hacienda con r...( read more)elativa ascesa e declino. Personalmente il soggetto del film è di grande interesse essendo un fan dei Joy Division. Ma c'è di più perché la trama e i dialoghi si sviluppano in modo serrato e il montaggio è molto intelligente poiché, soprattutto all'inizio, alterna immagini di fiction ad emozionanti immagini di repertorio di molte band della scena punk britannica degli anni '70. E' curioso notare come l'Ian Curtis di questo film sia molto più duro e apparentemente meno fargile di quello di "Control" interpretato da Sam Riley.
  • Lin2321520
    November 6, 2009
    Lin2321520
    Pretty pointless and boring in my opinion.
  • paranoidandroid85
    October 28, 2009
    paranoidandroid85
    enjoy...







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  • ahhh1989
    October 27, 2009
    ahhh1989
    My favorite Winterbottom film.
  • blacksheepboy
    October 23, 2009
    blacksheepboy
    As Tony Wilson (Coogan) states in this refreshing film, it is not a story about him, it is about the music - Manchester's music and those who have brought it alive.
  • truthofspirit
    September 26, 2009
    truthofspirit
    I like the scene with the pidgins ;-)
  • SirPant
    September 24, 2009
    SirPant
    An interesting film based on Madchester in the early 90?s. Fact and fiction go hand in hand but the visualization of some of the industry?s best and funniest rumours make it worthwhile viewing. The suicide scene was also handled very tastefully.
  • brocksssssnyder
    September 20, 2009
    brocksssssnyder
    the smaller the attendance the bigger the history: i watched it alone.
  • Hellshocked
    September 1, 2009
    Hellshocked
    Tony Wilson was a martyr in love with martyrdom itself at least as much as with the cause that drove him to it. Taking himself painfully seriously, perhaps because no one else ever seemed to, he searched long and hard for his revolution until he found it in the now legendary "Sex...( read more) Pistols" concert in Manchester. Almost immediately punk gives birth to post-punk as bands like "Joy Division" (eventually giving way to "New Order"), "A Certain Ratio", "The Buzzcocks" and "Happy Mondays" rise to prominence under Tony's "Factory Records". That the rise (and fall) was mostly in his own mind is alluded to in the film. His record company, after all, went notoriously bankrupt a scant few years after its creation and it had never owned any of the songs it had released. What began with a bang quickly ended with a whimper as the "Madchester" music scene faded into the mainstream.


    Was it truly a musical revolution? There is no denying the quality of the bands behind it or the fact that its effects (Manchester was one of the birthing grounds for goth and pretty much spawned rave culture singlehandedly) are still being felt today but it is not unheard of for once prosperous industrial cities fallen on hard times to produce unique and uniquely agressive music. I suppose the subject is irrelevant since it was a revolution in Tony Wilson's mind and he treated it as such. There is something touching and amusing in equal measure about this Cambridge scholar's desperate attempts to intelectualize and legitimize what he saw as the most important artistic current of his time. He refers to Shaun Ryder as the greatest poet since Yeats and, god bless him, he means it. He lost money on every single one of "New Order's" debut albums he sold due to the intricate and expensive packaging. When 20 people show up to the grand opening of his money pit of a club, The Hacienda, he cheerfully reminds everyone that there were only 12 people at the Last Supper. He was a fan first and foremost and a businessman least of all. For a little while the inmates truly did run the asylum in Manchester until it all came crumbling down.


    The music is the film is exquisite, of course, and not entirely limited to Factory bands. "Siouxsie and the Banshees", "Iggy Pop" and "The Clash" all make appearances and others such as David Bowie and "The Smiths" are mentioned specifically and with a purpose. The film is nothing if not in love with music itself and amused by the behind the scenes process of creating it. It is far too short to serve as even a crash course in the Manchester scene, but it is certainly effective at condensing it into quite the experience. It certainly helps if one is already familiar with the events presented (which would render the death of Ian Curtis, for example, an already poignant scene even more poignant) but it is hardly required. The film stands firmly on its own, elevated by the strength of its direction (Michael Winterbottom can do no wrong), the music and the intoxcatingly unique persona of Mr. Tony Wilson.
  • cutesyme23
    August 14, 2009
    cutesyme23
    An interesting movie, some classic bands and tunes... not sure about Steve Coogan but apart from that good movie!
  • skinnyfists
    July 21, 2009
    skinnyfists
    Companion to 'Control', with a whole load of cameos from great actors.
  • pantalla9
    July 19, 2009
    pantalla9
    En 24 Hour Party People (2002), Michael Winterbottom hace un recorrido por el panorama musical underground de finales de los 1970 y principios de los 1980 en Inglaterra, combinando eficazmente un disparatado estilo de falso documental, con un tratamiento visual cercano al vídeo m...( read more)usical. Filmada completamente con cámara en mano, la película es un ejercicio de plena improvisación para su reparto, que encarnan distintas personalidades del panorama musical del Manchester de aquellos años.

    Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan), es un reportero que, al estilo de los falsos reportajes en los sketches de los Monty Pithon, gusta de realizar inusuales reportajes para televisión sobre deportes extremos o de gente con oficios peculiares (un enano domador de elefantes, por ejemplo). Wilson funda la casa discográfica Factory Records, para lanzar a la fama grupos como Sex Pistols, Joy Division o The New Order.
    Tony Wilson gusta también de David Bowie, y se confiesa como un actor más en un filme con pretensiones documentales ?según sus propias palabras. Hacia el final, la estructura argumental de 24 Hour? termina sin pies ni cabeza, pero me quedó la sensación de haber presenciado una película arriesgada, propositiva en su narrativa visual (tipografías de neón, una edición deudora de los vídeos musicales de los 1980, etc.), con delirantes imágenes que parecen bromas del director. Hay una escena en la que Wilson se observa a sí mismo como Dios, amaneciendo de una noche musical, la última de The Hacienda, llena de drogas y rock. Tony Wilson se revela a sí mismo como el impulsor de una era en la música punk y del brit-pop contemporáneo.
    Màs en pantallanueve.blogspot.com
  • marcosleo69
    June 11, 2009
    marcosleo69
    A fav pic because it features one of my fav bands, Joy Division
  • samanthaseaotter
    May 12, 2009
    samanthaseaotter
    wow! what a cast! what music! fantastic - a love letter to Manchester.
  • yrsocrazy999
    April 23, 2009
    yrsocrazy999
    impossível não assistir esse filme sem querer sair do sofá dançando "twenty-four hour party people"...
  • DrStrangeblog
    April 22, 2009
    DrStrangeblog
    Uses an 'American Splendor' style approach to blend biopic with reality. Well-acted (including Gollum's Andy Serkis as a foul-mouthed megalomaniacal producer) but covers a music scene that doesn't hold much interest for me (Joy Division, Happy Mondays.) However I did learn some...( read more) pieces of rock history, and the emergence of rave culture gives me another reason to dislike Manchester beyond United.
  • thecrazygypsy
    April 12, 2009
    thecrazygypsy
    Agradable. Es una aventura visual total. Irreverente, super entretenida y ademas de eso, bastante informativa.
  • djkynky1
    March 31, 2009
    djkynky1
    Factory records, one of the best things to come out of Manchester. some great little cameos too.
  • hanbaz
    March 29, 2009
    hanbaz
    a funny biopic set in the mid 70's through to the lates 80's of tony wilson a local tv reporter trying to make it in the music business after seeing the then unknown sex pistols first gig in manchester.

    He soon sees his calling and sets up a record label, but is'nt too bother...( read more)ed about the money and fame, but the bands and the musicians he admires.

    some of the bands which are shown are joy division, new order andhappy mondays.

    a true story sowing the punk and new wave scene declining into the rave and dance culture

    the film is shown as a documentary in a way with steve coogan summing up in areas and talking to us the viewers, it feels more personal and fun. with drama, humour and most of all great music.

    steve coogan plays the lead role, and lives up to the character, he adds his own mark and brings humour to the film.

    with a colourful supporting cast with the likes of andy serkis, peter kay, john simm ,shirley henderson and more.

    a worth while film with great music from an iconic era.
  • steven544
    March 26, 2009
    steven544
    The makers of this film decided the best way to make a film about the unconventional life of Tony Wilson was to make an unconventional film. Crazy things happen in this film, like Steve Coogan breaking character and talking right to the camera about the real Tony Wilson, and thin...( read more)gs like that. It's very uneven but that is to its strength, and it's consistently engrossing from start to end. The film is hysterically funny, and had me doubled over at the outrageous antics of some of the musicians employed by Factory Records. This film is for people who love raves and techno and want to know where it all began.
  • piangers
    February 9, 2009
    piangers
    "Você fez bem de não contratar o Mick Hucknall. Ele é uma bicha!" Deus, com a cara do Tony wilson
  • Cknee23
    February 5, 2009
    Cknee23
    This movie was insane. Unfortunately, I don't mean in a good way. Hearing a lot of Joy Division tunes in the soundtrack helps A LOT.
  • paulanthonynelson
    January 11, 2009
    paulanthonynelson
    Steve Coogan is brilliant and the film is a kaleidoscopic look at the late-70s/early-80s Manchester music scene, not to mention the fine line between creative brilliance and certifiable madness.
  • thefiercepanda
    January 8, 2009
    thefiercepanda
    2002 Seattle International Film Festival
  • Marwood
    December 22, 2008
    Marwood
    This awesome film tells the rise and fall of Factory Records and the Hacienda Night Club.Set in Manchester England during the 'Madchester' music scene.It focuses on Tony Wilson (the brilliant Coogan )co-owner and founder of Factory Records and the night club.It's incredibly funny...( read more),has some blinding music from Joy Division/New Order,Happy Mondays,The Clash. It's in my opinion Michael Winterbottom's best film. If you enjoy good music,and you fancy something very funny and original,you really can't go wrong with 24 Hour Party People.
  • garenlee
    December 15, 2008
    garenlee
    if u want fun and truth from a pop music history, this is a must see movie!
  • misslazarou
    December 8, 2008
    misslazarou
    steve coogan is a joy and i felt a bit nostalgic listening to some tunes. brit bands surely are the best and it was cool to watch them in action, even being actors
  • azdw
    November 12, 2008
    azdw
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

    First viewing: 27.11.2002
  • closedmouth
    October 4, 2008
    closedmouth
    Good stuff. (On second thoughts, I found this less effective than Tristram Shandy, so I'm giving it an 8.)
  • UsernameMissing
    September 18, 2008
    UsernameMissing
    I can not believe that there were 42 people on the first live performance of The Sex Pistols..i wished i was born in Manchester somewhere in the 60's..love the Factory...
  • simeidublinski
    September 12, 2008
    simeidublinski
    good. I think it gets interesting on the New Order section.
  • jjb3332003
    September 2, 2008
    jjb3332003
    Interesting to learn a bit of the background of Joy Division/New Order but otherwise not much special here.
  • charlesbronson
    August 30, 2008
    charlesbronson
    a movie about the birth of the whole madchester music scene and more,had a few good laughs,if your into Happy Monday you should check it out
  • binky013
    August 28, 2008
    binky013
    I've been cogitating on this little gem for a while, not quite sure how best to say what I want to say about it. If you surf reviews and comments about it, you'll notice that the word "comedy" crops up quite a bit. Granted, there are many very funny moments in the film, but ove...( read more)rall, I'd have to place this in the tragedy camp.

    First and foremost, the story of the protagonist, Tony Wilson, played brilliantly by Steve Coogan, and the whole blazing birth and soaring decline of the punk rock movement, follows the arc of classic tragedy. Wilson begins as a Manchester TV personality, fosters the Punk Rock era, enjoying incredible wealth and fame, and then ends as he began, the Manchester TV personality. Along the way there is excess -- drinking, drugs, sex -- and we are left with a man a bit more drug infused and enthused than he appears to have been at the start. The very last line of the film is a comment on the great quality of the marijuana being smoked. Coogan, in one of many meta-moments sprinkled throughout, lays it out for us near the very beginning: It's the flight of Icarus. An archetypal tragic trajectory, both figuratively and literally. As Coogan says, need he say more.

    Trust me, I am no puritan, and I've lived my share of 24-hour partying. But there is a difference in the kind of indulgence level exhibited by many of the characters here. Either it is recreational and you walk away from it as you choose, or it becomes an ingrained lifestyle that lends itself, as it does here, to deaths along the way.

    And therein lies the tragedy. Forget just the punk rock scene. Think of the music you love most. Whatever it may be. Or just think of movie stars. How many of these talented people must we lose to drugs? Will it ever end? Probably not. And there goes another Jimi Hendrix, another Janis Joplin, or another River Phoenix. Why?

    For me, this story is one that is told too often time and again. It's a neverending tragedy that can't seem to be stopped. Either a drug-related or at least a drug-complicated death juggernaut.

    All this being said, there are great moments of comedy, as mentioned, most happily generated as Wilson's Cambridge educational background gives rise to clever comments about classic literature and philosophy coming up against a seemingly much less educated real world around him. Maybe we all should, as Wilson/Coogan quips, read more : )
  • superspeedstripes
    August 22, 2008
    superspeedstripes
    real crazy cinematography. could hardly even read the titles. brilliant cast. great music. Steve Coogan is brilliant. yeah.
  • raimorrison
    August 21, 2008
    raimorrison
    one of the best music films out there. Steve Coogan is such a prick in it :P
  • Kavu
    August 18, 2008
    Kavu
    Good music, great story and nicely original narration but besides that Winterbottom's directing could've been better.
  • rew69er
    August 4, 2008
    rew69er
    really liked it, steve coogan was brilliant even if he was just playing alan partridge
  • loueex
    August 4, 2008
    loueex
    I Realli Wanna Watch This
  • RazorSting
    July 25, 2008
    RazorSting
    A self-reflexive, Post-Punk party!
  • jonhironimus
    July 11, 2008
    jonhironimus
    If you're into the Manchester sound that spanned from the death of punk to the birth of rave, see this movie. Better yet, buy the soundtrack. The movie is a bit slow going, but it is funny and somewhat historically accurate.
  • RCCLBC
    July 11, 2008
    RCCLBC
    It's funny...even if you are like me and your teen / early adult life was immersed in much of the music of this period and over the years you've heard about 'Factory Records" and 'The Hacienda'...you can't really appreciate ANY of it until you see a film like this and get a true ...( read more)feeling for everything and everyone that was involved.

    Some say Tony Wilson was a fool...while others say he was brilliant. I tend to think he was a little of both (aren't most geniuses?).

    The thing that CAN NOT be denied is Tony Wilson's innovative and vital role, not only in the "Manchester Music Scene" but in the music industry as a whole.

    I can not help but think of how amazing the music industry might have become, if his "vision" had not been tainted by the harsh reality of human nature.

    Now-a-days it takes an artist "breaking free" and doing it ALL themselves (see NIN, Radiohead) to have true creative freedom. Tony was offering that years ago at Factory Records, but ironically it was one of his "artists" (and bad money management in general) that ultimately ended it all.

    But his "vision" was pure and his passion for music was genuine. A truely great story about a really amazing man.
  • Ghw12158
    July 3, 2008
    Ghw12158
    a great look at the time and music
  • themadmosquito
    June 23, 2008
    themadmosquito
    made me motion sick, have no idea if it was good or not. seems to require a pre-knowledge of the Manchester scene to actually follow it

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