To Be Someone

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Bit disappointed with this.. was quite looking forward to the storyline, and parts of it added up, but mad Mike was just utterly weird from the get go, definitely "mad", and nice to see some old faces (and lesley ash's new face).. funny in parts, and utter rubbish in others.. The car scenes looked far too fake. They left sharp Steve in the crypt and he suddenly turned up later on. And the ending, could have been far better explained and just felt threw together and that'll do.. all the build up for about a 5 minute finish.. shame.. could have been quite good, just needed a good ending and it spoilt it..

The title references one of the greatest songs ever written which is what pulled me in on a Sunday morning with a couple of hours to kill. But look, no complaints , because when you read through the cast AND STILL watch the thing then you get everything you deserve. This is so bad it should be a crime , Toyah , Leslie Ash , Mark Wingett , Jesus . There is not one saving grace factor in this , the minor actors are worse than the so called 'leads' . It's dreadful , it's absolutely the worst film I'll ever see.

I remember this being touted as some sort of sequel to Quadrophenia. It is, of course, nothing of the sort, what it is is a third rate wannabe Guy Ritchie gangster movie with some scooters thrown in. Is it still worth watching though? No, it's utter, utter drivel and genuinely best avoided.

This had all the potential for being a great movie. The trailer is brilliant, it has a lot of familiar faces from Quadrophenia and the producer also did The Krays and Love Honour and Obey (which are both awesome films). Sadly this one didn't hit the mark for me. The plot was nothing new and it could have almost been a sequel to Love, Honour and Obey as many actors were the same, sadly casting obviously couldn't get Sean Pertwee to play Mad Mike, but the bloke tried his best maybe a little too much. If you enjoyed the trailer, leave it there! If you want a good new Mod film, take a look at 'The Pebble & the Boy'!

Dig a hole and bury it deep. A shoestring budget doesn't need to determine the quality of a film but in this case it does. Everything about this film is inept. Woeful script, cardboard cut-out characters, bizarre music interludes. The original Quadies appear to have been promised a few lines if they turned up on set. They shouldn't have bothered. The highlight is pantomime villain 'Mad Mike' whose facial contortions have to be seen to be believed. Try 'The Pebble and the Boy' before this, I've not seen it but it can't be worse than this tosh.

This has to be one of the worst films I have ever seen! Seriously, it really is that bad.. Terrible overacting, Terrible non existant plot. A few nods to Quadrophenia and a generic Guy Richie gangster plot.

Quite frankly the worst film I've ever seen, and I watched Cats. The acting is laughable at best and the green screen for the car driving scenes looks like it was done on a zx spectrum. The true shame is I wanted to enjoy a bit of quadrophonic related nostalgia. This isn't it.

Life couldn't be better for entrepreneur and Mod, Danny. That is until he's introduced to Mad Mike, an unhinged underworld mobster who is determined to coerce Danny into pulling off an illegal drugs runoff him..... To be someone is one of those wannabe gangster films that were rife in the late nineties and early naughtiest, thanks to one Guy Ritchie. We get the smug voiceover, we get the silly introductions to all the major characters in the film, either by explanation featuring a flashback, or for some unknown reason, by a song from the character in question. This is supposed to be zingy and fresh, a lads adventure for the lads, with a couple of people who were in the original Quadrophenia, to get fans of that film yearning to see this. The problem is, it ain't Quadrophenia. After the boring introductions that try and make perverts and prostitutes look cool, we get into the meat of the film, with a villain who 'SHOUTS REALLY LOUD' to be terrifying, needs our main character to pick up some pills that were hidden in the Isle Of White, Luckily for our gang, some silly Mod festival is happening, so they won't draw too much attention. Add bent coppers, hardiest, and a haunted tomb, you get a very strange film that just seems like it's trying too hard to be something that it cannot be, a film that can stand along side Lock, Stock..... and be fresh and add something new to this, very worn out, sub-genre. On the plus side, some of the music is pretty good, and the haunted tomb scene did raise a few smiles, but don't be deceived by the DVD cover and quotes, it's a pretty bland affair.....

Just awful. The best bit about this film was when it finished and I could throw the DVD in the bin. I wouldn't even grace a Charity Shop shelf with this garbage. Terrible cast, terrible dialogue, atrocious acting and I use the word acting lightly.