"Greatest Days" (2023)

“Dad, how big a Take That fan are you?”

“Well son I have two answers to that particular question. Why do you ask?”

From this brief text exchange came the subtle hint that my beautiful son wanted to see this musical inspired by five musicians from the north of England named Gary, Mark, Robbie, Jason and Howard, otherwise known as “Take That”, and with more than a slice of resignation, we headed today for the cinema and a rather hearty sing-song. My sigh of resignation was largely misplaced as I rather enjoyed this fan inspired romp back into the 1990’s and whisper it, I am a fan of Take That, but only a passing fan and for many and varied reasons.

The obvious reason is that individually (especially so Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams) as well as collectively, they have a happy knack of writing incredibly catchy pop tunes that have seen their stars rise into the stratosphere since the mid 1990’s before Robbie Williams and Jason Orange left, the band broke up, only to re-form (with and without the wantaway renegade spirit that is Robbie Williams) and the three-piece of Gary, Mark and Howard remain in the band to this very day. Take That were arguably one of THE bands of the 1990’s who even at the height of their immense powers were undergoing a transformation from pop band to more serious fare and with many of the chart topping songs that appear in the film. Pray, Back For Good, Babe, Never Forget, Could It Be Magic, Everything Changes and It Only Takes A Minute — A lucky seven from “The Boys” (as they are known in the film) and we haven’t even escaped the clutches of the 1990’s yet".

The above is an opening extract from my film review of "Greatest Days" penned and posted to my Medium blog site on 22nd June 2023 and as you might expect from a not so secret Take That fan, I might have a little sing song at the end!

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