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Take It or Leave It review: Madness's formative years on screen
Original: Take It or Leave It review – vividly atmospheric formative adventures of future pop princes Madness By Peter Bradshaw Do
Peter Bradshaw has reviewed Take It or Leave It, the 1981 docufictional comedy following Madness in their hungry early years before becoming ska-pop stars. His Guardian review praises the film as vividly atmospheric, capturing the band's working-class London formative adventures with an almost Ken Loach-like authenticity. The retrospective reappraisal highlights renewed interest in the band's origins and the film's rarity.
Why now: A fresh Guardian review of a rarely seen 1981 Madness film has drawn renewed attention to the band's early years.
MadnessPeter BradshawThe Guardian
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