Review of Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story (2000) by Michael H — 30 Nov 2012

Yet more overdramatic storytelling about the life of a band. Only this time it focuses on the monkees. The Monkees has been one of my favorite shows since I first watched it in November of 2012. Mickey, Davy, Michael and Peter all came into my heart and their music was phenomenal. Their first two albums which they only sang on were big hits, but Headquarters was the big deal because thats the first album they played their instruments on. They stopped making albums in the 70's until their two final albums Pool It and Justus which were Reunion albums. They did a few specials and they kept touring and they still continue to do so after Jones died. But enough history lessons for today. I want to talk about Daydream Believers. A Overly Produced Hollywood Tv Movie that is barely accurate. But, on a brighter note, its fun fluff. The story follows the struggilings of the band The Monkees who are Mickey, Davy, Peter and Michael. They want to play their own music but their hopes of being real musicians are not working out until a miracle happens. But they still suffer from the creative control and bad album sales. This movie has the most stunningly overdone acting. The acting is just too much to handle. This might be what the director thought he was going for, the acting. But its not all about the acting. Its also about character and story. The movie is innaccurate because we see many scenes where historical accuracy doesn't exsist. The movie's actors were not bad and chosen well. The movie's ending is sort of more hollywood-esque because it ends like any regular musical. Which is fine, but the problem is this is a biography. Not a musical. Daydream Believers is for the fans.

72/100 B-.