The long-awaited sequel to the documentary (or ‘rockumentary’) Spinal Tap , which told the story of a failing British rock band’s disastrous American tour, opened this month to decidedly mixed reviews. Robbie Collin in the Daily Telegraph advised us to dial down our expectations to -11 (ho ho) for The End Continues , which sees the band reform for a final, contractually obliged concert in Las Vegas.

Collin mused that for many aficionados the first half at least would put them in mind of a description of one of Tap’s early albums, Shark Sandwich , which ran to just two words: ‘shit sandwich’. Mark Kermode seemed pained at the comparison with the original and deemed the new film a footnote of interest to die-hard fans only. Elsewhere, among a few positive notices, I’ve seen ‘patchy’

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