An outstanding doc on an outstanding band! This film is really for the fans of the Replacements. It is for us. Most people don't know the Replacements but those who do share a common bond. It is easy to explain to why the Beatles are great. It is sometimes difficult to explain the Replacements brilliance. Gorman Bechard does a terrific job bringing those feelings to the screen. Craig Finn, Grant Hart, most impressively Robert Christgau, and several other Rock 'N Roll scenesters are interviewed alongside "regular" people to give insight on the effect and influence the band had and has on so many. The decision not to use any Replacements music or essentially any images turns out to be the real stroke of genius. Bechard told the Wisconsin Film Festival crowd he didn't want it to be a "VH1 where are they now?" Riveting from start to end, it will send you running for your stereo armed with your stack of Replacements albums. One last note, if you don't know the band, don't be put off. Trust me, you want to know this band, you want to know this film.
