Ed Skrein is trying to rebuild his life after his One Direction esque boyband goes to pieces in Netflix's I Used To Be Famous. Worth a watch? Here's our review:
musical drama about the healing power of paradiddles is a little easier on both the nerves and the ear. and one-time Game Of Thrones man Ed Skrein as Vince, a washed-up former boyband star who spends his days carting multiple synths around South East London begging disinterested bar owners for the chance to showcase his new more mature sound. Living in the kind of flat that would give
Much to Vince’s chagrin, the latter has also since made enough money to smugly announce a farewell tour on cosy breakfast TV. You can imagine the other members of One Direction shooting similar daggers atVince's slightly sorry situation starts to change, though, when a rehearsal – strangely staged in front of the market square traders who call him a has-been – is gatecrashed by Stevie , an autistic 18-year-old passerby clutching a pair of drumsticks.
Not that she’s ever painted as the villain of the piece. Adapting his own 2015 short, co-writer and first-time director Eddie Sternberg has stated that he was inspired by the likes of Billy Elliot, East Is East and The Full Monty . And apart from an abusive punter who satisfyingly gets his comeuppance and Neil Stuke’s manipulative band manager, I Used To Be Famous is stacked with characters that help put this labour of love in the same category.
Indeed, I Used To Be Famous has certainly done its best to swerve the tone-deaf mistakes that sank Sia’s vanity project Music. Not only does Long identify as neurodivergent, but producers also worked closely with several autistic organisations to give a portrayal that avoids the usual stereotypical tics.
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