Two zonked-out rockers steal a rare vinyl disc believed by metal fans to summon up the devil in this unwoke road-trip movie
Here’s a British road-trip movie with echoes of Ben Wheatley and an intriguing set-up: two stoned rockers steal a mega-expensive rare vinyl disc recorded by a death metal band that’s believed by satanists to summon forth the forces of evil. But disappointingly, instead of getting comedy mileage out of devil worshippers with bad eyeliner in Newcastle, or off-roading into horror movie territory, Burning Men takes the route of self-serious drama. Groaningly, it kneels down before the fantasy of the brooding male creative genius.
Edward Hayter is Ray, the frontman of Burning Men, a London three-piece too wasted – or perhaps too talentless – to get beyond covering Clash hits. Depressed after catching his girlfriend shagging the band’s drummer and being evicted from his flat, Ray decides to...
Here’s a British road-trip movie with echoes of Ben Wheatley and an intriguing set-up: two stoned rockers steal a mega-expensive rare vinyl disc recorded by a death metal band that’s believed by satanists to summon forth the forces of evil. But disappointingly, instead of getting comedy mileage out of devil worshippers with bad eyeliner in Newcastle, or off-roading into horror movie territory, Burning Men takes the route of self-serious drama. Groaningly, it kneels down before the fantasy of the brooding male creative genius.
Edward Hayter is Ray, the frontman of Burning Men, a London three-piece too wasted – or perhaps too talentless – to get beyond covering Clash hits. Depressed after catching his girlfriend shagging the band’s drummer and being evicted from his flat, Ray decides to...
- 2/28/2019
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
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