Svengali Review

Dixie (Jonny Owen), a naive, sunny music nut, for whom Britpop never ended, heads from Wales to London to manage a “brilliant” band and make them huge (cunningly avoiding accusations that they’re not, we never hear them play). Owen’s script has a lot of holes — Dixie’s running money worries seem easily solvable if only he’d shake hands with one of the many record companies after his group — and his likable performance does a lot more work than his writing, but there’s a can-do enthusiasm about the film that is very charming. A run of strong cameos provide extra diversion.