Tommy
111 minutes,
UK (1975), 15
A pompous, overwrought slurry of unintelligible psychedelia, gigantic egos and ridiculous costumes. Worth watching, just in case you ever took The Who seriously. Ken Russell directs
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Tommy: The Who's pomp-rock opera about fickle hero-worship tracks Daltrey's ascension from deaf, dumb and blind kid to penny arcade saviour. Russell's adaptation is as overblown as its plot-line.
After his father dies, young Daltrey falls into a funk. The only stimulation to which he'll respond is a pinball machine...
Read the Tommy full reviewAfter his father dies, young Daltrey falls into a funk. The only stimulation to which he'll respond is a pinball machine...

