Hard Core Logo is one of the better Canadian independent films made. I liked Hard Core Logo and I do not like indie style films which says a lot. Another fake documentary which gets across as so real! Hugh Dillon, who is the lead singer of the headstones, added many real life experiences in the movie. One experiences what a van ride/tour for five days would be like! The Winnipeg meltdown, and the stage performance memorable. When Hard Core Logo plays, there is an real life performance. (Authentic) The movie's foreground is about a friendship between John Dic and Billy Talent. John is a real friend and is a in your face does not care guy. John Hates phonies, and is self- destructive. Billy is angry at John for wrecking his career, and wants to grow as a musician. One experiences a real friendship in the movie between the two protagonists, but as the movie progresses the past strains the relationship. Hard Core Logo show everyone uses everyone, and getting back stabbed. John the guy who does not actually care, does care and the unbreakable breaks. John gets broken and one experiences real pain/tears and a horrible ending. Seven out of ten stars.

If you listen to punk rock, especially if you listen to early 80's punk rock and are perhaps a fan of the Canadian punk band D.O.A you'll probably enjoy this movie a heck of a lot. If you are not into that punk rock scene, you will still enjoy the drama, the pathos and the fun, it is a well made movie with believable characters and a logical plot.I won't put a spoiler in this review but it is a fine plot that is taken from the real life of small bands who face the struggle of remaining true to their indy roots and the inevitable changes that life forces all of us to deal with.We cannot stay the same, friendships change and sometimes it is for the better but most of the time it doesn't feel that way, we yearn for simpler times....

I was taken for a 3000 mile ride that simply rocked. The band portrayed reminded me in many ways of bands I have been with in the past; they set the scene very believably and the writer deserves several pats on theback. The punk scene was captured well, as were the rigors of touring & staying together and focused on a common interest. The plot developed quite well, and the characters were simply dead-on. I liked thedocumentary aspects, the way they included the 'crew' in shots. And kudos to the twist at the very end. Brilliant picture.

What can you say about a movie like Hard Core Logo? It's awesome, but more than that, it is so realistic it makes the hair on your arm stand on end. When I first saw it, I didn't know who Hugh Dillon was. I didn't know that was really him singing and he is the lead singer of the Headstones. He plays the most perfect paranoid rock star personality I've ever seen. And Callum Keith Rennie... he deserved an Oscar for his part. I've seen almost everything he has been in and Hard Core Logo really breaks the bank. Not only does he have the physical gorgeous perfection down, but he also has the gorgeous perfect mind to go with it. They are both just excellent.But, at it's core, Hard Core Logo is a love story, be it in an unconventional fashion. It's the love between two life-long friends that brings the band back together one last time, and the jealousy between them that ultimately rips them apart. This is displayed with Joe Dick's final act because he knows Billy is going to play with Jenifur, which will break his promise to play with Joe forever. Joe knows he will never get Billy back so he shows Billy, "If I can't have you, I don't want to live." It's a story of passion, devotion and jealousy that just leaves you sad, because it had to end the way it did. This is one of those movies that everyone needs to see at least once, just to realize that love doesn't always have to involve sex and lust, that love can be just as passionate between friends.