Its All Gone Pete Tong

[Ravi]

http://www.itsallgonepetetong.com/



USA     15 April 2005      (New York City, New York)
USA    29 April 2005    (Los Angeles, California)

Its All Gone Pete Tong is a comedy following the tragic life of legendary Frankie Wilde. The story takes us through Frankie's life from one of the best DJ's alive, through subsequent battle with a hearing disorder, culminating in his mysterious disappearance from the scene.   A genius in his own right, he clawed his way to the top of the DJ ranks, now living the opulent life of a superstar, he resides in his trophy villa in Ibiza with his trophy wife. This is when tragedy hits.   Born with a hearing disorder he is rapidly going deaf with only one functioning ear to complete the new Ibiza season. How is he doing behind the decks? Horrible. How is he doing in the studio where he produces his remixes?   Frankie dives into a low period, struggling with deafness in utter depression. After a year of locking himself away he emerges on the other side with a fresh attitude towards his affliction. He accepts his deafness and learns to function without sound.   Will Frankie make it back to the DJ booth? Will his new single be any good? Will he get back his opulent old life or does he even want it back?  When you can't hear, things look very different.

[Rudie Obias]

it looks and sounds good!!

[Ravi]

Saw this today at a free screening and got a free t-shirt for being one of the first in line.

I'll try to review it without giving any spoilers.

"Comedy following the tragic life of legendary Frankie Wilde" is an accurate statement about this film.  His deafness is tragic because he is a DJ, but the film vacillates between comedy and drama.  The transitions can be awkward at times but mostly the tone shifts work.  However, we don't really get a sense of why Frankie is so popular and considered so great.  We're either expected to know who Frankie Wilde is beforehand or to simply accept that he's a genius.  The film would have flowed better without the short interview segments, which only add running time to the film.  Overall the film is sort of shallow and not exactly another Boogie Nights, but it entertained me, even with its flaws, because the funny parts mostly work.

EDIT:  The reviews mention that this is a mockumentary, though the non-interview portions don't play like one.  I recognized the curly-haired blue-eyed interviewee with a beard from a stand up comedy show I saw once.