My Life with Morrissey is a 2003 independent feature film written, produced and directed by Andrew Overtoom.[1] The film won the Audience Award at the Black Point Film Festival in 2003.[2]
Plot
The film chronicles the adventures of an off-kilter career girl whose life goes berserk after she meets her idol, British rock star Morrissey, the former Smiths frontman, who remains a towering figure in the Britrock pantheon.[3][4]
The film received mixed reviews from critics and websites. Chris Garcia from FanBoy Planet.com wrote: "A charming turned spooky comedy that more bizarre and unpredictable." [sic?] [5][6] Eric Campos from Film Threat.com enjoyed the film and wrote, "this is a funny goddamn movie!"[7]
In a mostly positive review, critic Stephen Dalton of The Times wrote, "Feeling at times like an end-of-term school play, this gleeful examination of deranged fan worship is a sunny cousin to Martin Scorsese's King of Comedy",[8] referring to the 1983 film The King of Comedy.
