This Is Spinal Tap Review: This Is Still One Of The Funniest Mockumentaries Ever Made, Despite Its 1 Big Problem

Before helium changed the mode we presumption rom-coms successful When Harry Met Sally..., fantasy adventures with The Princess Brideand Stephen King adaptations with some Stand by Me and Misery, Rob Reiner helped revitalize the mockumentary genre with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer successful This Is Spinal Tap. While not a blockbuster deed astatine the time, it enactment them each connected the representation and became a cult classical successful the 41 years since. With the movie getting a re-release up of its sequel, I had the accidental to ticker the 4K restoration, which made maine recognize my biggest flaw with the film.