film criticism by maryann johanson | “tinged with the pungent liquor of cynicism“
Can you sue when all the funny bits are in the trailer? Can you sue if a piece of music you love is in the trailer but not in the movie? What would compel you to take legal action?
Seriously adorkable teen is saved, in 1987, by the rock poetry of Bruce Springsteen. The Boss is still relevant today, as is, alas, the harsh political and economic setting of Thatcher’s Britain.
It’s not interested in a world absent the incalculably enormous impact of the Beatles. It’s just a lazy comedy of one running joke, a regular schmoe enjoying unwarranted success, and a blah romance.
