This is one of those rare occasions where i consider going to HMV and buying this film. Sid and Nancy was surprisingly a great film that i stayed up past 4 in the morning because i couldn't stop watching!Looks like Gary Oldman is more than just a pretty face he was perfect for playing Sid Vicious even though he wouldn't have been my first choice as i just think of him as Sirius black from Harry Potter. Chloe Webb was amazing at playing Nancy spungen. I'm going to be honest, id never heard of Chloe Webb before watching this film but she was bloody brilliant! She was absolutely insane witch is good because i think that's what they were going for with this film.
Sid and Nancy are in no way glamorized in this film, instead you see the downward spiral of they're self destructive lives mixed in with a twisted and harsh love story captured in a punk era time frame.I also like the tag line for this film witch is "love kills" pretty much sums the whole thing up.
The whole film is pretty intense and full on although Johnny rotten describes the film as
"mere fantasy...the peter pan version"
Another bit of trivia for you (and yes i am googling this) Gary Oldman is wearing Sid's real chain necklace in the film but it wasn't Nancy who gave it to him it was him mother.
Enough about the trivia basically its a brilliant film that you have to see before you die!
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