I will start by saying I am a huge Smiths and Morrissey fan but have very mixed feelings about this film. I get it was about Morrissey and his trail to stardom but it just did not grab me, I kept pausing to see how long was left and if there was enough time for some kind of big event to still happen but it never did. It was very humdrum, some parts were ok, the acting was on the whole good but the story just lacked that something and dragged on and on. Given the rights to songs are refused it does make you wonder what the purpose of the film was. All other music biopics bring the story to life with relative music and brings you into the era with life and meaning. This film does not. The best (and one of very few) musical parts to the film was where he rides the filing trolley down the corridor to Waltz 2. Thank goodness the real Smiths were outstanding or I would not have even given this airtime.
Review of England Is Mine
