Review of Good Vibrations (2012) by Margo C — 16 May 2013

Punch the air fantastic life affirming story of the genius Terri Hooley.

This review of Good Vibrations (2012) was written by Margo C on 16 May 2013.

Good Vibrations has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 11 Jun 2014

The gleaming, beaming centrepiece of this boisterous period piece is [Richard] Dormer's magnetic performance…

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By Craig Mathieson (459) for The Sunday Age (488) on 03 Jun 2014

In the charming if somewhat predictable Good Vibrations, popular culture proves able to match the firepower of divisive politics…

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 11 Oct 2013

Liked this a lot. Belfast punk is a little behind the rest of the world, but the overall depiction of Belfast is a war torn isolated dump…

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By Dan S (1,466) on 06 Apr 2013

Genuinely warm British filmmaking, a social, history, nostaligia and punk-rock trup that is never less than entertaining and full of insipration…

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By Dawid M (20) on 14 May 2014

It has its ups and downs as much as the main character does, but nicely receates the story about the music store owner come record label manager…

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By Graham Young (657) for Birmingham Mail (391) on 11 Apr 2013

The undercurrent mixture of aggression and delirium is helped by the fact that Terri Hooley's bearded visage at times mixes the psycho side…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

There are many flourishes in this film, from visual playfulness to devices that rapidly move us through story elements, to touches of magic realism…

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By Effie S (13) on 10 Dec 2013

For someone to likes punk music, admires John Peel and has roots which lead back to Belfast there was always going to be something to enjoy…

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By John A (1,813) on 01 Apr 2014

Enjoyable enough but not as great as I had hoped it would be. Worth watching just for the moment when Terri first meets and listens to The Undertones…

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By Tony P (976) on 03 Jan 2014

Small lovingly told tale that rings absolutely true and honest. If you loves Peel or grew up in the early 80s you can't fail to love this movie…

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Review of Good Vibrations (2012) by Margo C — 16 May 2013

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The gleaming, beaming centrepiece of this boisterous period piece is [Richard] Dormer's magnetic performance…

In the charming if somewhat predictable Good Vibrations, popular culture proves able to match the firepower of divisive politics…

Liked this a lot. Belfast punk is a little behind the rest of the world, but the overall depiction of Belfast is a war torn isolated dump…

Genuinely warm British filmmaking, a social, history, nostaligia and punk-rock trup that is never less than entertaining and full of insipration…

It has its ups and downs as much as the main character does, but nicely receates the story about the music store owner come record label manager…

The undercurrent mixture of aggression and delirium is helped by the fact that Terri Hooley's bearded visage at times mixes the psycho side…

There are many flourishes in this film, from visual playfulness to devices that rapidly move us through story elements, to touches of magic realism…

For someone to likes punk music, admires John Peel and has roots which lead back to Belfast there was always going to be something to enjoy…

Enjoyable enough but not as great as I had hoped it would be. Worth watching just for the moment when Terri first meets and listens to The Undertones…

Small lovingly told tale that rings absolutely true and honest. If you loves Peel or grew up in the early 80s you can't fail to love this movie…

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