8/10
Essential for Pulp fans, but falls short of the masterpiece it could have been
19 April 2019
Warning: Spoilers
If you love Pulp, this is a must-watch, lovingly produced tribute to Pulp and the city they hail from.

It's as much about the people of Sheffield as the band, and as a result it's sometimes neither one thing nor the other.

On the band side, Jarvis is as charismatic as ever, but he stops short of really opening up - for example, saying that fame didn't agree with him, "like a nut allergy".

Keyboardist Candida Doyle was much more open, talking about panic attacks and battling rheumatoid arthritis.

The Sheffield scenes are also a mixed bag. I loved the Help the Aged cafe scene and, like the best Cocker-penned tunes, there was plenty of untold pathos behind many of the interviews, such as the little girl who didn't want to grow up.

I was less keen on some of the fan interviews, but these are more than made up for by the live scenes.
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