Shoot the DJ

I first saw ‘Shoot the DJ’ on a preview DVD some months ago, and just received the ‘regular’ DVD this week. I’ve already seen the movie a couple of times and it keeps entertaining me on different levels. Since I’ve met some of the characters in real life, it’s a bit of a screwing of the mind (I couldn’t use the eight letter word here!) to see them as actors, but they really pull it off. It’s been quite clever to write a story that’s not too far removed from their own world (the DJ and music business), which allows them to act quite naturally. At the same time, it’s really interesting to see clean cut Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley as some kind of mean criminal – and he really does this role justice. He’s mean and not to be messed with! The story is quite good, has some interesting twists and turns, and is also very funny at times. If I were to name one flaw on the DVD, it’s the omission of subtitles. I find it hard to keep up with foreign languages and although my English isn’t particularly bad I prefer to read it when I watch movies – but that’s just me.