A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was directed by Edgar Wright and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I have to admit that I actually never heard of Sparks before watching this movie. It was also surprising that, even though their career went through 50 years and 25 albums, I didn’t recognize a single song that they played during this movie. At some point, I was actually wondering if it could have been a mockumentary. Of course, it wasn’t the case and it’s just that my music knowledge was not as deep as I thought it was. To make things worse, there wasn’t a single song which did sound amazing, at least, not for me. So, basically, I spent almost 150 mins watching a band I had never heard of and whose work was apparently not my cup of tea so it was a little bit weird. And yet, the damned thing was still pretty good though. Indeed, while I didn’t really care for any of their songs, at least, the ones I heard during this movie, as artists, they were definitely intriguing and, above all, quite inspiring. Like the movie business, the music business is driven by money and, very often, the only thing that counts is to get the next big hit song and it was really refreshing to see a band who was chasing something else. Sure, they did have some success and they wouldn’t have minded if they got slightly more popular but it was certainly not their main goal. Eventually, they were some true artists, not some one hit (or even several hits) wonders, they constantly focused on their craft resulting in some vastly different albums making their work quite inspiring. Anyway, to conclude, even if it didn’t really blow me away, it was still an interesting watch and it is worth a look, especially if your fans of this band or Art in general. 

7/10