When I first saw the add for this movie I could not wait to see it. After seeing it I have to add my take of it. As far as factual goes it,s 50/50. It would have interesting to see the events how they really happened not how they are shown in the movie. First any Def Leppard fan knows Pete Willis was let go from the band wile they were in the studio recording Pyromania not after a show. Second, they knew Phil they did not see him in a club playing in a band (alough I really thought that was a cool scene if not factual)Over all this is a story about a band who overcame incredible odds and came back with an album that stands the test of time.I would have liked to seen more in the film such as how the band got through the death of Steve Clark and the addition of Vivian Cambell. In my opion the movie should have ended with Def Leppard playing at the tribute to Freddie Mercury at Wembly Arena in 1992.I had hoped that when this film was released on DVD that there would have been deleted scenes included sadly there were none.

For those who are fans of Def Leppard, this is a must see film. But be warned, there are some items in this movie that are different on when they happened. Pete Willis getting kicked out of the band during the High N' Dry tour is one of them. He was kicked out during the making of Pyromania. Most of Steve's Alecia problems occurred after the Hysteria tour, not before.The music in the movie, other than Def Leppard's songs, is OK, but Def Leppard's songs are excellent. For the die hards, see this movie.

As it is said fiction is stranger than truth. Storytelling in of itself can not fully reflect actual reality. For one life is too unpredictable and stories must follow a chronological order and with consistencies of the characters and place in order to make sense to the audience. All we got to see of the characters was a general overview of who they were and that is to be expected in storytelling. In life everyone plays a certain role and storytelling emphasizes those roles in order to make sense of the events and find a logical way to come up to the events. And this is the basic rule of most films and books. We want to be able to read and understand a story, we want to follow it, and relate to the characters on some level. The story was a good story to tell and the film gave enough insight into the characters to follow the story through and allow viewers to better understand who they were, while briefly addressing the Terror Twins and the success of the albums. The importance was placed on the characters, which would explain why the wrong car was used for the accident to Steve not wearing jewelry alongside Phil after their black out incident to Joe not driving a fancy car. These objects played more as symbols to again, 'emphasize' the mindset of the characters. That is not to be denied.

This film was so much like the old "look in" (uk kids comic) comic strips which told the story of a pop star or groups ascent into success. I think it was Peter Kay who said the Tina Turner one had the first picture showed her being born and the parents saying "its a baby girl we'll call her tina" the next frame says,"Ike please don't hit me" and the 3rd and final frame which shows her singing "I'm your private dancer". Its hilarious how they have badly condensed a good rock and roll story in a way only American TV can. Incredibly bad continuity throughout and surreal to watch. It inspired me and my mates to get drunk and make our own version with a camcorder, we managed to condense ours down even more to about 10 minutes, its far more entertaining and probably more accurate(!) (Its called Hysterical, The Jeff Leppard Story). The original needed lines like this!"Notice anything different about me?" "Your hair?" "No Its not my hair!" "Whos hair is it then?"