Serkis Bangs the Drum for Off-Rhythm Portrayal of Dury

Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › January 16, 2010

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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (15) Drama DISTINGUISHED by an incendiary lead performance from Andy Serkis, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is a freewheeling biopic of punk pioneer Ian Dury that is every bit as unconventional and fantastical as the man himself.

Director Mat Whitecross chops back and forth in time to create a mosaic of flashbacks, dream sequences and musical interludes that leaves us none the wiser about the emotional turmoil which drove Dury (Andy Serkis) towards the abyss.

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Serkis Bangs the Drum for Off-Rhythm Portrayal of Dury

Dury is selfish, arrogant and foul-mouthed, ignoring...

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