Although Brits will draw the inevitable parallels between Coogan's Wilson and his ultra-naff TV persona, Alan Partridge, Coogan actually has Wilson off to a tee.
Coogan portrays Wilson's double life as music svengali and cheesy local TV reporter to brilliant comic effect. The film is shot in mock-documentary style and narrated by Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan), the founder of Factory. Don't believe me? Then check out Exhibit A: 24 Hour Party People.Ģ4 Hour Party People is the story of Factory Records, a defiantly eccentric independent record label based in Manchester, England, which discovered acts as influential and diverse as Joy Division and the Happy Mondays. In my opinion, Coogan and Winterbottom can do no wrong. People just turned up because they knew it was a good gig." After being chastised for getting tickets printed too late and therefore not being able to sell them all in time for an upcoming event, Coogan dryly but convincingly replies, "They didn't sell tickets to the Sermon on the Mount. He character is always equipped with an amazing retort. Nailing the comedic bits but also infusing the role with a near psychopathic narcissism that is an absolute treat to watch. The fourth wall is constantly broken & the story is built around sizable chunks of truth, bits of legend, sci-fi, rumors, and just flat out lies.Ĭoogan's performance is terrific. It feels like the film equivalent of a Vonnegut novel. Not only that, but he does so through the eyes of the bumbling egomaniacal proprietor of Factory Records Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan). In 24 Hour Party People, Winterbottom takes the viewer into the heart of the Manchester music scene of the late 80s. 24 Hour Party People is no exception & in many ways may be one of his most delightfully bizarre outings. I think it is because every time I sit down with one of his movies, I am given a completely unique experience. Oddly enough, even though I am never floored by any of his films, I always get excited when I see his name attached to one. While I have yet to check out his entire canon, Michael Winterbottom continues to impress me time and time again.
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