as Karen Knowles Billy Connolly as Hughie Case Stephen Rea as Tony Costello Jimmy Nail as Les Wickes Timothy Spall as David "Beano" Baggot Hans Matheson as Luke Shand Bruce Robinson as Brian Lovell Lee Williams as young Keith Lovell Rachael Stirling as Clare Knowles Helena Bergström as Astrid Simms Alphonsia Emmanuel as Camille Phil Daniels as Neil Gaydon Peter Baynham as Karen’s boss Zoë Ball as Herself Frances Barber as Lady in Black Rupert Penry-Jones as young Ray Virginia Clay as young Karen Luke Garrett as young Hughie Gavin Kennedy as young Tony Alex Palmer as young Les Sean McKenzie as young "Beano" Matthew Finney as young Brian Reception Critical response Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 73% approval rating based on 26 reviews and an average score of 6.56/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Still Crazy can't completely escape the shadow left by the classic rock mockumentaries of the past, but it earns a commendable number of laughs in its own right." Rolling Stones Peter Travers praised Brian Gibson's direction for crafting a "solid blend of humor and heart", the performances from the main cast (highlighting Nighy's portrayal of Ray), and the musical contributions from Mick Jones and Chris Difford for capturing '70s rock bombast, calling it a "prime piece of entertainment." Entertainment Weeklys Lisa Schwarzbaum gave the movie a B+ rating, saying "The ensemble acting is fun, generous, and gentle, and the music […] is as good as Strange Fruit ought to be, with classically grandiose '70s poetic sentiments. When the band hits its reunion climax, Still Crazy encourages frankly emotional tears. And why not: There's nothing more comforting than the sight of grizzled old guys rocking on while the rest of us buy a ticket to feel young." Marc Savlov from The Austin Chronicle gave initial praise to the film's "wicked comic energy" found early on, but felt it devolves into "a deadly dull mishmash" it never gets out of, saying "The problem with Still Crazy isn't that it's overly earnest (which it is) or that it's too easy to make fun of (minimum effort required), it's that cast and crew alike seem primed for comedy in the film's first half, and then abruptly depart those Nigel Tufnel-ed plains in favor of some serious soul-searching halfway in." Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club found the film "overly dramatic and often dull" compared to This