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RoseTheFlower
CONTAINS SPOILERS7/10  5 years ago
I've listened to Motley Crue for years. I know all their songs and all the main parts of their history. I've watched their gigs in full, I've read Nikki Sixx' Heroin Diaries, listened to Vince Neil's solo stuff, as well as everything by Sixx AM.
This movie has been in the works for many years, then it was suddenly around the corner, at a time when I had listened to Crue songs so many times that they were not on my playlist anymore.

I knew the actor behind Vince Neil from The Punisher where he played a mentally disturbed soldier, nothing like Vince, so I didn't think he'd do well. I haven't watched a single episode of Game of Thrones but I knew the actor behind Mick Mars from Inhumans, so I had no idea what to expect from him.

Now that the above is out of the way, I can say that the movie did a great job at being true to the band's history and everything about Motley Crue. The looks of the band members were accurate and their personalities were recognizable. Even the small details like Nikki's Thunderbird at the band's practice, or Tommy's constant use of words like "babe" and "dude" were there as well. Mick's endless grumpiness was also perfectly displayed by the actor.

The movie was a total blast of joy from the start to about the middle of it. I'd rate it 9 or 10 for that. Then the pacing changed completely, as if it were from an absolutely different director. [spoiler]The turning point was the death of Razzle, which sadly felt disrespertful to the real person because of his brief appearance in the movie, making his death almost feel like nothing rather than the actual loss of a unique individual and musician whose life was taken by the actions a careless drunk. The following events weren't given enough attention either.[/spoiler] It's like the people behind the movie excel at projecting the moods of fun and debauchery, but they fall short of projecting the weight of sadness or desperation, [spoiler]because the second part involved so much loss but it could not be felt[/spoiler] - what we got then was a number of almost boring and uneventful scenes. The ending was great but extremely short.
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TbdS
9/10  4 years ago
I was born in 1996 and I grew up in the 2000's when music is all about the looks and there's zero talent involved. All songs turned into porn videos and women apparently shake their bottoms to dance. It's frustrating but it's a reality and, according to society, I'm the freak for not enjoying what's trending.

I didn't find out about Mötley Crüe until my pre-teen years, even tho I've always listened to Rock n' Roll and Heavy Metal. I didn't listen to more than two or three of their songs and I was unsure about watching this movie. I'm so glad I did. I've watched it 7 times already, I've read their book and I even told my friends to do the same and they liked it.

I honestly couldn't believe what I was watching, until the credits rolled and I decided to buy their book and research their life. All mistakes aside, Mick Mars is a huge inspiration and a true underrated talent in the guitar, Tommy Lee is wild and a beast in the drums, Nikki Sixx is a good bassist and a genius writer and Vince Neil was exactly what this band needed as a front-man.

I can now say I'm a huge fan of this band and the members, I will certainly watch this movie again and again and I can't possibly wait to watch them live one day, if that's remotely possible considering everything.

"Win it all, lose it all, we are Mötley Crüe."
— Nikki Sixx (Douglas Booth).
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Wuchak
/10  5 years ago
***One of the most entertaining music biopics ever made (but also nastiest)***

RELEASED IN 2019, "The Dirt" is a biography of Mötley Crüe from their inception in the early 80s to the mid-90s. Along with GnR, the band was the cream of the crop of 80’s hair metal. They were notorious for their childish, debauched antics and the movie depicts this from the get-go with an off-putting bit o’ raunch at a party. There’s also an amusing pool sequence that gets pretty repellent with Ozzy pathetically trying to prove how “crazy” he was (I heard the curious story long ago so I was prepared for it).

If you can handle that, this is one of the best band biopics in cinema; and more so if you favor Crüe’s music. The movie has a sense of humor and includes a little parody; it’s fun, dynamic, stirring and sometimes vile, but also dramatic and even moving, especially in the last act. It was based on drummer Tommy Lee’s autobiography “The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band,” as well as the biographies of other band members & Co. So, while there’s an over-the-top feel here and there, the events really happened with minor alterations for dramatic effect.

The best way to rate a biopic is to compare it to others, including fictional ones loosely based on real-life characters, like “Rock Star” (2001) and “The Rose” (1979). As decent as those two are, “The Dirt” is all-around more entertaining. It’s also superior to “Walk the Line” (2005), the slanderous “The Doors” (1991), the underrated “The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll” (2009) and "Eddie and the Cruisers” (1983). I’d put it on par with “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1980), but it’s very different because the style of music and subculture is so radically different. Content-wise, it’s closest to “Rock Star” and “The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” but funner than the brooding latter.

Douglas Booth is convincing as Nikki Sixx, the band leader/bassist/composer and so is Machine Gun Kelly as the hyperactive, but genial Tommy Lee. Iwan Rheon is also effective as the more mature and subdued guitarist Mick Mars. Daniel Webber unfortunately lacks the looks of singer Vince Neil, but is otherwise effective.

THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 47 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles and New Orleans.

GRADE: A
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