Cert 15
103 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong language
When he is a bit tipsy, a mate of mine has a habit of standing at the bar and pretending he is a rock star.
Invariably, to prove his point he starts to warble the following words:
"Just a small town girl,
Livin' In A Lonely World,
She Took A Midnight Train,
Goin' Anywhere."
As most people will know this song by Journey goes on and on and on (geddit?) and is the most downloaded song in music history.
But, sadly for my mate, it hasn't helped make his music career but instead the one of an unknown Filipino who actually can sing.
Yes, step forward Arnel Pineda, who was spotted on YouTube six years ago and has since become a multi-millionaire thanks to his ability to belt out Journey songs.
For the uninitiated, Journey are an American soft rock band who enjoyed major success in the 1980s.
Since then they have limped along a bit, suffering particular turmoil when Steve Perry, a singer with a very distinctive voice, left.
Since then, they have worked with two lead singers but without great commercial success.
Then in 2007, one of the band's founder members, Neil Schon, found Pineda as he was trawling the internet for potential vocalists.
Ramona S Diaz's documentary looks back on that fateful moment, follows Pineda from his early days with Journey and back into the Filipino streets where he used to earn money through singing just to stay alive.
It is an amazing story of small man making it big as well as a interesting insight into the music industry and Journey, in particular.
My only quibble with it was that it makes Pineda's journey appear too easy and virtually without obstacle.
I really doubted whether his transition from nobody to rock star could have flowed as smoothly as the film suggests.
Laughs: three
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 7/10