I bought this DVD a couple of years ago, but have only sat down this afternoon and watched it, because the weather was so bad outside, and all I can say is wow! Sure the concert footage scenes are a little unrealistic due to the clothing of the audience,but you can easily overlook this due to the strength of the story and the performances on show here.

Whilst the stars of the film are obviously David Essex and Adam Faith, both who are believable and affecting, the whole cast ably supports them and the casting can't be faulted.

If you have an interest in pop/rock music through the decades, make sure you see this film, it's ripe for rediscovery and should be held in higher regard than it appears to be.

Follow up to That'll Be the Day has Jimmy Maclaine starting a band call the Stray Cats, rising to international success and then having it all go away. I originally saw this on HBO back in the late 1970's early 1980's and it hung with me ever since. Until I saw the film again I couldn't tell you anything about the film other than it had to do with a reclusive rock star. Seeing it again I find that its a good film but I'm at a loss to explain why I recall seeing it. A much better film than the one that preceded it, here was a story that I could relate to simple because the story of a band that comes together and breaks up is one I could relate to. I find that even the drama that carries over from the first film plays better here and less like a soap opera.(Though now having seen the first film I find that having the back story does help clarify somethings). I like the film and I'm glad that some 25 years on I got to see it again. I don't know if I need to see it again but it is a neat little time capsule and reflection of the music scene at a specific time and place (and less specific since the way groups and their leaders come together and break apart will always happen in ways close to this) Worth a look.

This seems to have used incidents from the lives of various rock stars from the 1960s.Reasonably entertaining but David Essex is a real problem as he is simply not great in the acting stakes.