More performance video than behind the scenes/making of, GIVING UP THE DAY JOB is full of glorious music. Like many performers who are primarily electronic based (say Erasure), they discovered to everyone's delight that their music gains new resonances and magic when done live with an orchestra. The music is so good that I got upset when I realized that as much as I would love to attend one of the concerts-the local one conflicts with something I already have scheduled.
As great as the music is the film is less so. The sequences outside of the music probably will play great for fans, but if you don't know the guys then you're not going to really understand who they are and why the love. They all seem to be puff pieces which means we are left with just the concert performances...which is another kettle of fish.
Glittery and shiny and polished to the point of a perfume ad there is nothing in the film, other than the music to draw you in. Told in either long shots or close ups, with lots of shots of the fans singing along, there is nothing here but random image. Several songs are shot in such away that we ave no real idea who is performing. We see hands and bodies but no faces despite the vocalist emoting the lyrics. Images are clearly of the moment on screen but they don't feel connected to it. I stopped watching and simply listened to the music
As a film recommended for fans only- as an album of fantastic music recommended for everyone (just buy and download the album instead)
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