Inevitably coloured by the fact that I've never seen the attraction of the Happy Mondays but was a big fan of Joy Division and New Order, I found the second half of this fairly tedious - but overall I think it captured the (variable and evolving) tone pretty well throughout. Also, the blending of real footage with the newly-shot material is well-done.
Given the huge cast of characters, I'm not sure how well this will come across to those unfamiliar with the times and the wider careers of people such as Howard Devoto - but for people of a certain age there's a lot here.
Given the huge cast of characters, I'm not sure how well this will come across to those unfamiliar with the times and the wider careers of people such as Howard Devoto - but for people of a certain age there's a lot here.