This sequel to the surprisingly popular 2019 movie based on real events starts with the Cornish vocal band as a successful touring and recording act and focuses on the responsibilities and downsides of fame, with the record company concerned about their un-PC ways and an increasingly alcoholic leading figure that ultimately leads to the band being dropped. The film awkwardly applies generic rock movie tropes - difficult second album, controlling record company, addiction, intra-band rivalries, etc. - but it also focuses on the personal dramas to occasionally good effect. The core cast returns and is proficient as before (standouts again being James Purefoy and Dave Johns), but again the whole enterprise is pleasant and gentle to the point of being soporific and unremarkable. At least the scenery is still great to look at.
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