Friday 7 March 2014

The Look of Love
Dir: Michael Winterbottom
2013
***
It is questionable whether Paul Raymond really deserves a film biopic but after watching it I'm glad there is one. At no point does the film glorify who he is or what he did but the fact remains that he was very rich, powerful and part of the rich history of London's Soho. It's very Michael Winterbottom and for once (erm, twice), Steve Coogan was perfectly cast, although not initially an obvious choice. Who doesn't want to know what used to go on behind those darkened Soho doorways, who knew Ringo Star dabbled in interior design? At the very least it's nice to know where it all started to go wrong in this debauched and dirty city that I love. Not perfect (it's not at all accurate historically) and not for everybody but an interesting watch. Interesting enough for me to have just ordered Vicar Edwyn Young's 'No fun like work' book from my local book shop anyway.

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