A big art house hit of the 80s - I remember if was very popular amongst teens in Brisbane, where the Sex Pistols were very popular in the late 80s. Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb are superb in the lead roles - yes they are showy parts where they get to Capital A act: sing rock songs, throw bottles at walls, take heroin, stab each other, howl at the moon, have sex and banter - but it's still an acting challenge.
There are some great bits here, like Sid and Nancy kissing by the bins in New York, Courtney Love making an appearance, Malcolm McLaren threatening a thug by using his finger as a gun (I really loved this bit), re-enactments of classic Vicious songs like "My Way" and "Something Else". It probably goes for a bit too long and the yelling and junkie acting gets monotonous after a while, but it's a strong film.
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