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By Tony N (131) on 13 Aug 2009

Outstanding a must see for all music fans…

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By Claire R (84) on 03 Aug 2009

Enjoyable biopic of cult legend and genius record producer Joe Meek. Worth seeing for the music alone…

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By Duncan S (162) on 30 Jun 2009

A film of two halves, telling a compelling true story…

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By Dantanian B (4) on 23 Jun 2009

I thought that Con O Neill delivered a brilliant performance of Jo Meake and I liked all the little cameo roles as Jostin Hawkins as Screaming…

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By Alison C (292) on 22 Jun 2009

Nick Moran's biopic of Britain's answer to Phil spector showcases a superb performance from Con O'Neill in the lead, with fine support from…

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By Harold M (27) on 21 Jun 2009

Joe Meek was a record-producer in the 60s & had MASSIVE hits with the tracks 'Telstar' & 'Johnny Remember Me' to name but a few…

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By Kevin W (755) on 19 Jun 2009

A great watch - really captures the period and tells the story with humour and tragedy superbly…

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By Tom F (311) on 18 Jun 2009

Excellent performances and interesting story about Joe Meak, record producer from the 60's…

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By Allan H (158) on 18 Jun 2009

Unconvincing telling of Joe Meek's tragic lifestory. All a little mannered but without any real feeling of getting under Meek's skin…

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By Kim Newman (791) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 18 Jun 2009

Nick Moran definitely emphasizes certain characteristics of the idiosyncratic producer over others for affect, but this is still as fascinating…

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By Trevor Johnston (624) for Time Out (7,510) on 18 Jun 2009

Even if 'Telstar' can't quite get the measure of its fascinating material, its pluck and ambition prove infectious enough to outweigh its flaws…

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By Ali Catterall (56) for Film4 (1,522) on 18 Jun 2009

Telstar is an embarrassing farrago, an amateurish, incoherent pantomime of a piece, stuffed with interchangeable characters, a sketchy, largely…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 18 Jun 2009

This is Meek's show, and as a wild and hostile central character (the bellowed phrase F*** off is never far from his lips) he is likely to…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 18 Jun 2009

Nick Moran's film, based on the stage-play he wrote with James Hicks, is an eccentric, sometimes underpowered but always watchable story about…

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By Sukhdev Sandhu (247) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 18 Jun 2009

The Meek they present is closer to being a character in Little Britain than the mysterious, proto-avant-garde sonic scientist revered by legions…

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By Kingsley Marshall (3) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 18 Jun 2009

O'Neill's performance is spellbinding, with Moran commendably allowing the actor the necessary time and space on the screen to believably cast…

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By Rob Daniel (202) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 18 Jun 2009

It's a solidly-made, enjoyable story that manages to rope in some notable cameos (can anyone spot Jimmy Carr) and shows Moran is a name to…

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By Kevin Harley (322) for Total Film (3,532) on 18 Jun 2009

Clumsily plotted and psychologically messy as it is, Moran's pop biopic is a ripe bustle of business, given substance and conviction by well-rooted…

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By Alastair Mckay (13) for Uncut Magazine [UK] (201) on 18 Jun 2009

Moran's film is not empty nostalgia. It is not The Boat That Rocked…

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By Christopher Tookey (761) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 18 Jun 2009

Like Meek's music, it's not much good and definitely not sophisticated, but I enjoyed it…

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