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Northern Soul overcomes its spotty narrative with a likable cast, rich period atmosphere, and a killer soundtrack that perfectly captures the time.
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All Critics (38) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (9)
The movie is carried by the two hard-dancing leads, whose sweat-soaked strutting demands attention. October 23, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The movie is carried by the two hard-dancing leads, whose sweat-soaked strutting demands attention.
Linda Barnard
Rich in period detail, it's as transportative to the shuffling spins, fashion subculture and euphoric, amphetamine-fuelled all-nighters of 1974 Lancashire and the cult-following DJs of the Wigan Casino as a documentary, turned up to 11. October 23, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Rich in period detail, it's as transportative to the shuffling spins, fashion subculture and euphoric, amphetamine-fuelled all-nighters of 1974 Lancashire and the cult-following DJs of the Wigan Casino as a documentary, turned up to 11.
Nathalie Atkinson
The film has a ferocious, shaggy energy that mirrors that of the testosterone-, amphetamine- and adrenaline-pumped boys. October 7, 2015 | Full Review…
The film has a ferocious, shaggy energy that mirrors that of the testosterone-, amphetamine- and adrenaline-pumped boys.
Katie Walsh
Where this movie comes up short is in bringing any kind of real life to its bildungsroman side. October 2, 2015 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Where this movie comes up short is in bringing any kind of real life to its bildungsroman side.
Glenn Kenny
The first feature from writer-director Elaine Constantine, herself a Northern soul veteran, the film follows a fairly familiar innocent-led-astray storyline. October 2, 2015 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
The first feature from writer-director Elaine Constantine, herself a Northern soul veteran, the film follows a fairly familiar innocent-led-astray storyline.
Tom Long
Funny and feisty, gritty and sometimes grim, this first feature from the photographer Elaine Constantine delivers a sweaty snapshot of a very specific time and place. October 1, 2015 | Full Review…
Funny and feisty, gritty and sometimes grim, this first feature from the photographer Elaine Constantine delivers a sweaty snapshot of a very specific time and place.
Jeannette Catsoulis
Tone deaf. April 4, 2020 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Tone deaf.
Roger Moore
Aggressively nostalgic and a little bit contemporary, Northern Soul expands a small corner of history into a living, breathing, sweating universe... May 31, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Aggressively nostalgic and a little bit contemporary, Northern Soul expands a small corner of history into a living, breathing, sweating universe...
Sophie WIng
Elaine Constantine's fictional account of her own experiences is an age-old tale of friendship forged through shared passions, but it's told with heart and a dogged determination to document the time. April 3, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Elaine Constantine's fictional account of her own experiences is an age-old tale of friendship forged through shared passions, but it's told with heart and a dogged determination to document the time.
Adam Lowes
Buy the soundtrack. Avoid this film. November 20, 2017 | Full Review…
Buy the soundtrack. Avoid this film.
Michael Sicinski
Disaffected youth and music go together like - well, there's actually no better simile. So how else to describe British director Elaine Constantine's first film? For one thing, it's got a well-defined sense of place and time. October 22, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Disaffected youth and music go together like - well, there's actually no better simile. So how else to describe British director Elaine Constantine's first film? For one thing, it's got a well-defined sense of place and time.
Chris Knight
The cast is mostly made of newcomers, and they are very good indeed. October 21, 2015 | Full Review…
The cast is mostly made of newcomers, and they are very good indeed.
Ken Eisner
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