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Title: Rock It Up!
Review: I really enjoyed this film, not just because of the great music, but because it portrays the life I have always wanted to lead. Everyone wants to be a pop star, don't they? (If not, you might not enjoy this so much). I was a bit baffled by the shift forward in time by its sequel Stardust, which seems to take place in the 1970s whereas this is set in the 1950s. Writer Ray Connolly has written a lot about the Beatles, so the film's story has some similarities to their life, but it is clearly not meant to be about any one actual person any more than Spinal Tap is meant to be about Status Quo. Nevertheless the central performances from David Essex and Ringo Starr are good, and there is a superb cameo by Billy Fury, reason alone to buy this film if you're a Fury fan!
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