McVicar

This is an ill-conceived account, based on his autobiography, of folk hero John McVicar's escape from Durham prison. The Who's Roger Daltrey was one of the producers and the band had a hand in the noisy, inappropriate rock score. Daltrey also attempts the role of McVicar, while another pop singer, Adam Faith, plays his mate Walter. Tom Clegg directs it all in slam-bang Sweeney style. You can't help feeling that British producers should leave jail-break adventures to the Yanks. It might have been a lot more interesting to learn how McVicar came to gain his BSc in the clink (this is merely a revelation in the film's end credits).

Despite the excellent teamwork of Daltrey and Faith, a cracking cast, and inspiring raw material, this musical version... read more on Time Out