Metacritic reviews

It remains one of the most wrenching films about adolescent angst, thanks largely to the performance of Phil Daniels.

Sting, as the weekend super-Mod whose image collapses when he's revealed to work as a bellhop, cuts a slick dash in the dancehall sequences.

Roddam's minor but imaginative 1979 movie.

Plays more like a gritty, episodic British independent film powered by a soundtrack of Who songs that illuminate the main character's turbulent emotions.

As a document of rockin, youth rebellion, the film lodges perfectly between "American Graffiti" and "Trainspotting."

This ode to wrestling one's way out of youth's shell holds up surprisingly well.