Ken Russell introduced Oliver Reed to Pete Townshend. Townshend sat at piano and told Reed he would accompany him on any song he knew. Whatever the song was, Townshend stopped playing after one line, turned to Russell and said 'You're f****** joking aren't you', such was the ineptitude of Olly's singing. In fairness to Reed, he would readily admit that he couldn't sing to save his life.
Therefore, it seems incredible that he should be cast in a musical. 'Tommy' is a musical with no dialogue, unlike 'Oliver' in which Reed was excellent.
This sort of sets the tone for a pretty bad film.
Buy the original album by The Who instead. A classic. No film was ever likely to do justice to it, even so, this fails by an uncomfortably large margin.
Therefore, it seems incredible that he should be cast in a musical. 'Tommy' is a musical with no dialogue, unlike 'Oliver' in which Reed was excellent.
This sort of sets the tone for a pretty bad film.
Buy the original album by The Who instead. A classic. No film was ever likely to do justice to it, even so, this fails by an uncomfortably large margin.