Review of Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008) by Andy W — 12 Oct 2009

Cracking Brit movie tracing the rise and Shocking fall of Joe Meek Legendary music producer.

Based on the play by Director Nick Moran, the opening up of the play does the film a great credit.

Con ONeil is astonishing as Joe Meek a man with his demons and a drive to be the best.

The Meek sound is wondefully potrayed as a ramshackle affair produced from a flat on the Holloway Rd in London .

Here Meek gave us classics such as Telstar and Johnny Remember me songs and productions which are widely regarded as classics of the pop genre.

The Supporting cast are fine including James Corden as Clem Cattini and Kevin Spacey as Meeks backer.

But the film ulitimatley belongs to ONeil as Meek a man driven to destruction.