At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal, " influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.... (Full plot summary below)
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At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal, " influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.
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| PopMattersBill GibronDirector Sacha Gervasi has created one of the great masterpieces of the music business, a seminal statement of pipe dreams and true possibilities... |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesComedy, drama, unforgettable characters, good music, and an underdog story. Don't miss it! |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubAnvil lives somewhere in that thoroughly entertaining gray area between self-parody and the triumph of human spirit. |
| CinematicalJames Rocchi"A hymn to the human spirit, played in power chords ... It isn't just better than most music documentaries; it's better than most documentaries, period." |
| thelondonpaperStuart McGurkThe best film about the world of rock since This Is Spinal Tap. |
| Empire MagazineSam ToyThe lyrics to AC/DC’s Long Way To The Top were never more appropriate. Anvil! is exactly what's needed to slap the recent rash of doomsayer documentaries in the face -- preferably with a studded, fingerless leather glove. |
| Film4Jon FortgangFunny, tragic, brilliantly put together and eventually sweetly uplifting. This is the closest thing we're going to get to a sequel to This Is Spinal Tap. |
| Times (UK)Wendy IdeAnvil! The Story of Anvil has to be one of the most engaging, big-hearted music movies yet made. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerHugely enjoyable, frequently hilarious and genuinely moving documentary that plays like a real life Spinal Tap. |
| Philadelphia InquirerDan DeLucaFor Kudlow, for whom "music lives forever" - it's never over. And the opportunity to seize the day continues to present itself in this deeply human documentary. |
