Been So Long

I'll admit that I'm not the biggest fan of musicals in general, but there is some great ones out there. This is not one them. The acting, storyline, songs and characters were all cringe. Couldn't find myself caring about the main characters. Also George MacKay is seriously wasted here as an actor. I can't believe he agreed to this project. I know he's done a musical before with Hunky Dory but that film had lot of charm, this one was a hot mess.

Simone (Michaela Coel) is a single Mum reluctant to get into a relationships has a rare night out and meets a nice guy (Arinze Kene) recently released from prison and has a up and down relationship with her.

Following the trials and tribulations of their relationship with a strong emphasis on Afro-Caribbean culture of Londoners in Camden. A modern urban musical with much local flavour, but the songs are forgettable and the thin plot more than a little dull and tedious, even if it is at least a good looking film.

With such a great cast it's a shame three couldn't get away from really cheesy lyrics and a trite plot line and random uninteresting plot devices

We nearly gave up on this film after some of the horrendous songs at the start, but we soldiered on. Things improved when the two main characters were allowed to act somewhat naturally, they weren't perfect, but they worked well enough to move things along... until the next awful song. The seemingly random moments that popped up from time to time did add up to a very small something in the end, but not enough to warrant their inclusion - they just stole time from the only slightly interesting part of the story. Anyway, don't give up too quickly, it does improve - just not by much. Without the songs, this may have managed 6/10... as it is, it's an awkward 4.

3 stars as it was just watchable, nothing more than this. Non memorable music, which seemed rather pointless in this movie, but without it the movie would be also rather pointless as it is a complete non-story. Some random characters bringing nothing interesting. Watch only if there is nothing else going on in your life at the time.