Review of Sid and Nancy (1986) by Héliø L — 14 Jul 2015
While this ain't doing Johnny Rotten any favours (and he has been vocal about how much he hates it and how inaccurate it actually is), Sid and Nancy is definitely one of the best films ever made about the punk movement (certainly the best I've ever seen!).
To his credit, Cox doesn't exploit the chaotic relationship of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen nor the mysterious circumstances surrounding Nancy's death and that's an achievement in itself.
Some of the sequences play as a beautiful homage to punk and Gary Oldman's breakthrough performance definitely deserves a watch! A young Courtney Love (before all the plastic surgery) may have missed out on the leading role but had a small part written specifically for her so she would not be left out entirely.
That she would, unpredictably become some kind of Nancy Spungen herself only adds to the film's cult status.
This review of Sid and Nancy (1986) was written by Héliø L on 14 Jul 2015.
Sid and Nancy has generally received positive reviews.
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