The plot line is fairly simple five lads can't get tickets to The Roses' seminal Spike Island gig so they decide to journey there anyway and get in any way possible as Elliott Tittensor falls head-over-heels for Game Of Thrones' very own Khaleesi Targaryen dragon queen Emilia Clarke who portrays Sally Harris with the film taking an unexpected turn into a romance after the Spike Island chapter closes with Tittensor and Clarke's characters surprisingly remaining together by the time the film ends without any fights going on between them although the same cannot be said for Tits and Nico Mirallegro's character Dodge. The film for the most part takes place in Manchester in the Spring of 1990 when the Roses were at their cultural zenith which is shown by the clothes, the imitations of John Squire's paintings and the fact that almost every male character in the film has either Ian Brown's or John Squire's haircuts with Reni's hats making frequent appearances. First off the film tries to set itself up as an established coming-of-age flick in a style not unlike parts of The Breakfast Club with the Roses' music acting as the supporting story arc to drive things forward. I had been expecting a tribute film of The Stone Roses for quite a few years now after finding out their astounding influence, but Spike Island definitely threw me for a curve-ball. From 1988 to 1991, The Stone Roses re-defined British guitar music in a way that has made every band since their halcyon days have a bit of the Roses' blood in their music.
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