Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)

Directed by Baillie Walsh

Starring Daniel Craig, Olivia Williams, Helen McCrory

Funny how fame can change someone. Daniel Craig plays the character I'm sure he won't want to become in any hurry. As Joe Scot he's a drug and sex enjoying actor who's actually fading from public view. A phone call from England informs him that his childhood friend Boots has died. Thus begins a trip down memory lane.

Flashbacks is a nice film, but it doesn't actually do anything. I'm not sure where Joe's fame arose from and there's not much focus on Boots to see why he was so important to Joe's character. There are some fun glam rock moments. Olivia Williams gets a nice role. But to be honest most of the film looks like a grittier episode of Heartbeat.

3/5

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Billy Elliot (2000) 3/5

C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) 5/5