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Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Helena Bergström, Bruce Robinson, Hans Matheson, Rachael Stirling, Phil Davis (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Sie hatten lange Zeit alles, was ihre Musikerherzen begehrten: Mit Wein, Weib und Gesang tourte die Rockband Strange Fruit durch die Lande – bis ein Blitzeinschlag während eines ihrer Konzerte die Karriere schlagartig beendete und die Freunde für lange Zeit trennte. 21 Jahre später wollen die Alt-Rocker das paradiesische Leben wieder aufnehmen und versuchen ein Comeback – doch die Zeit lässt sich nicht zurückdrehen... (kabel eins)
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A humorously written story and a pleasant 90 minutes spent in the company of aging rock bards whose quest to return to the limelight and defy the adage "You never step into the same river twice" is so likeable that it's impossible not to root for them. Although their sometimes simple stone-age rock is not my cup of tea, the entertaining theatrics of the brilliant Bill Nighy made it almost a treat in places; and the rest of the cast was certainly not lagging behind him. It´s Only Rock´n´Roll, so go on, grandpas, look at Lemmy :)
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A bunch of grandpas who go on their last tour after several years of hiatus. It’s almost strikingly reminiscent of the new Czech movie Revival. However, I must admit that I can enjoy this sort of a story with British actors as well. Not to mention that the band consists of such actor names as Rea, Connolly, Spall or Nighy. And I have to applaud the music itself; I wouldn’t really listen to it on my own, but it was a great fit for the movie.
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I enjoyed Strange Fruit’s European tour even the second time around. Watching those aging rockers attempting a comeback was fun most of the time, but I didn’t expect a guitar player of Brian’s stature to bring such discordant notes to the story. This is where the creators started pushing too hard, trying to pull at the viewers’ heartstrings instead of the guitar strings. As usual, I really loved Bill Nighy, but that was to be expected as I’m a longtime fan.
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