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Billed as the screen debut of pop star Lisa Stansfield, this neat little romanticised comedy of
errors, about a reformed convict starting a dance band, succeeds in spite of its routine plot
and predictable outcome because the music is enjoyable, and its obviously fallible stars fit
their roles perfectly. The expert casting of Alexei Sayle, Tom Bell, Rita Tushingham and Nerys
Hughes as key supporting players ensures instant acceptance of their characters. Sayle's part
as leader of a brass section with links to the Orangemen is a good example. Hugo Speer is
probably too much like the dreadful Robson & Jerome for comfort, but I suppose he would
appeal to the little old ladies in the audience, so he makes an acceptable lead as inspired and
ambitious saxophonist, Martin. The romantic subplot involves Martin getting back together with
ex-girlfriend Joan (Stansfield, also the band's singer, of course), who's since married to the
arrogant cop that arrested him two years earlier. Various pratfalls occur to thwart Martin's
musical dreams, like accepting a gig at a heavy metal club - "like Metallica, yeah, but
different" - yet I'm not really giving anything away by telling you it all works out for
Martin and Joan, and the troubled band, too. Basically, if you liked Alan Parker's The
Commitments, you'll probably enjoy this, too. Just not so much. DOWSE
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