I Used to Be Famous

2022

Comedy / Drama / Music

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87%
IMDb Rating 6.6 10 4973

Plot summary



September 16, 2022 at 11:19 AM

Director

Eddie Sternberg

Top cast

Ed Skrein as Vince
Leo Long as Stevie
Eleanor Matsuura as Amber
Joplin Sibtain as Dave
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
964.4 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
24 fps
1 hr 44 min
P/S 39 / 145
1.93 GB
1920*802
English 5.1
NR
24 fps
1 hr 44 min
P/S 17 / 171

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mak_600 8 / 10

Peckhams Finest

Nicely acted with solid, if not exceptional, performances all round, in essence this is a simple, human story of friendship, hope and redemption set in and around the wonderfully diverse Peckham, South London. Focusing on the relationship between an ex boy band musician trying to reignite the past and an autistic boy drummer drifting into adulthood, there is a lot of tugging at the heart strings here and it only just about manages to stay on the right side of overdoing the sentimentality. Having said all that, what the story may lack in subtlety and poise, it more than compensates with heart and soul. Rather good.

Reviewed by GalAlba 6 / 10

Lovely Sunday Afternooner

This film is a, Sunday afternoon, feet up watch.

It's not a game changer. You're head isn't going to spin. It's just a nice story & that's fine.

Obviously doesn't have a massive budget, but, doesn't need it. Everybody does their job with no stand out performances, but, the film, once again, is fine without any.

It's a nice TV movie. No agenda's are being pushed. There are no victims in Chinese sweatshop sneakers or bedroom martyrs to be found & the movie is better for it.

Find a free afternoon, cuddle up, into someone else, a cushion or yourself & watch. Have a wee snooze afterwards if you want & then treat yourself to a takeaway & some popcorn popping sci-fi before bed.

The end.

Reviewed by darrelltill 8 / 10

A gentle but enjoyable feel-good movie

If you're cynical you could criticise this film for being cliché and predictable, but if you're looking for a film with a bit of heart, hope, and a happy ending, you can't go wrong with this. It's a very simple story that relies on you simply enjoying the ride. A huge chunk of the film is original music; one sequence has 3 songs in a row which was a brave choice but it worked. I'd rather watch something like this than some of the big-budget rubbish Netflix has produced. I'm also surprised at the 15 rating, there were just a couple of swear words but nothing else that would warrant a restriction, so it could be enjoyed by all ages.

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5 Comments

dplace65 profile
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dplace65 September 20, 2022 at 06:48 pm

@Hollyweird Don't be racist life's too short.

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willprogresivo September 20, 2022 at 05:35 pm

Skip!

Hollyweird profile
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Hollyweird September 20, 2022 at 02:33 pm

It's stereotypical Netflix with a white male lead. The percentages and tick boxes need to balance him out.

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Boogie72 September 20, 2022 at 11:51 am

I used to be famous too but I'm not telling my true identity on here. Keep up the Boogie!

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Tahir571 September 16, 2022 at 04:43 pm

Amber