Storyline
Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.
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Writers
Cast
Steve Coogan, Christian McKay, Jack Gordon, Mark Sheals, Dylan Brown, Daniel Coll, Ricky Tomlinson, John Thomson, Alex Esmail, James Lance, Antonia Thomas, Elliot James Langridge, Josh Whitehouse, Lisa Stansfield, Emily Aston, Claire Garvey, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Tina Harris, Kate Coogan, Daniel Ormerod, Daniel Ormerod, Martin Coogan
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Reviews
90
The electrifying Northern Soul captures the 1970s British club scene of the same name with ethnographic detail and ebullient style.
83
Constantine captures the invigorating joy of these songs, and humorously shows that it is nearly impossible to listen and not feel the urge to dance.
80
If Northern Soul loses its way a little as the duo's friendship starts to unravel, with Constantine working in some unwelcome and unnecessary melodrama, this is a minor blip in what is an otherwise joyous and air-punching affair.
60
Empire
While the storyline is a little underpowered, it's so packed with vinyl gems (Edwin Starr, The Salvadores, Frankie Valli) that Northern Soul fans will be doing backdrops in the aisles.
60
Every other scene showcases a northern treasure (Coogan, Thomson, Tomlinson, Stansfield) and looks, feels and – crucially – sounds true to its sweaty-hazy, slightly cramped corner of history.
