Hung up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary

While paying tribute to the music of English rock band the Zombies, this documentary also is insightful in saluting their enduring legacy.

It’s a fairly straightforward but illuminating telling of the band’s story,

Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary doesn't care about stardom or stats. It cares about the soul of music, the kind that takes root, disappears, then returns like a ghost at the edge of memory.

[It] is genuinely inspiring in a way that one doesn't expect of a biography about musicians whose time has seemingly come and gone.

A mildly engaging and well-edited, but underwhelming and overlong documentary.

The stories of the bandmates after the breakup make up almost half of the documentary, which is somewhat unusual for this kind of film, but this second act is when things really get compelling.

It’s not your typical wild rock n roll life but more of a story where luck often wasn’t on their side but they enjoy the ride anyway

Hung Up on a Dream lacks narrative spark... with Schwartzman running through several weak visual ideas in an attempt to keep things interesting... just barely getting by at this 109-minute runtime.

[L]eave[s] viewers with a newfound admiration for The Zombies’ legacy and tenacity and a hunger to seek out still more of their songs.

It’s the time and season of the resurgence of The Zombies. I thought this was a wonderfully illuminating look at the talented 60s rock band, that any fan or lover of music should visit.