Fresh
While What We Do Is Secret may not be remembered for much more than West's performance, it's an impersonation worth saluting.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
What We Do Is Secret
American Punk started with a Germ
2007 · 1h 32m · R
Drama, Music
Directed by
Rodger Grossman
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What We Do Is Secret
Overview
The true-life story of Darby Crash, who became an L.A. punk icon with his band The Germs. Along with Lorna Doom, Pat Smear, and Don Bolles, Darby Crash completely transformed the L.A. punk scene, while sacrificing everyone he loved, his career, and ultimately his life.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
45%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Some of the supporting performances, like those of Phillips and Gonzalez, are very strong, but it's West who lifts the entire film to a whole other level.
David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Despite a terrific performance from Shane West, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Crash, Secret is a chronology, not a biopic.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
First-time writer-director Rodger Grossman bangs out a visceral, energized biopic that captures the vibrant idiocy of punked-out youth and a tortured soul gaining his wish of cult status.
Michael Ordona, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
A labor of love for writer-director Rodger Grossman, this entertaining if superficial biopic chronicles the rise and fall of LA punk pioneers the Germs.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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