Review of the documentary ‘Oasis. Don’t Look Back In Anger’
Beyond the media level and the thousands of tickets sold in record time, the reunion tour starring Oasis between July and November 2025 it turned, in practice, towards a global event with epic overtones and a consensual devotion beyond any logical forecast. Concerts that crystallized, spontaneously, in a type of camaraderie located halfway between sports and religion, in what was nothing more than a messianic communion around the reconciliation of the Gallagher brothers. Expressing (thoroughly) those elements, this film documents such a mammoth tour and, not in vain, has been explicitly titled as “Oasis. Don’t Look Back In Anger.”
From the hands of directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace (responsible for “No Distance Left To Run” by Blur, “Shut Up and Play The Hits” by LCD Soundsystem, among others) and the renowned creator Steven Knight (creator of “Peaky Blinders”), the documentary rushes together, pointing with little dissimulation towards the solution of those discrepancies that motivated the confrontation between singer and composer for fifteen years. Hence, the focus is almost exclusively on the brothers and that celebrated agreement that led to the reunion tour.
On the other hand, “Oasis. Don’t Look Back In Anger” uses the excessive devotion that millions of fans of all ages profess for Oasis, materializing in images all the emotional impact they generate with their songs and live performances. Tears, hugs, kisses and euphoric songs that happen over two hours also seasoned with sensations and opinions from the Gallaghers. The journey begins in the rehearsal room – that first part is priceless – and continues through the United Kingdom, Asia, the United States and South America, while it is completed with the experiences of some fans, in what is an empty addition that diminishes the muscle of the film and diverts, momentarily and unnecessarily, attention from the main objective. At the same time, the participation of secondary but essential witnesses and actors is missing, who could have enriched the story with additional points of view… And, incidentally, an extra shovelful of mud.
Despite leaving the feeling that he could have given more of himself, “Oasis. Don’t Look Back In Anger” It is, in any case, an exciting and sometimes also funny documentary, which will easily convince any Manchester fan. In addition to showing the overwhelming state of form of the combo throughout the tour“Oasis. Don’t Look Back In Anger” bets, with (expected) partiality and some condescension, on an idealized vision of this return of the group. That would be, at least, the logical conclusion for anyone who did not personally experience some date in the “Oasis Live ’25”. Because the truth is that, if it had been done, this visual document works perfectly as a faithful account of how we faced and lived through those concerts, reviving priceless memories of those shows. And if you were there, hugging your partner or your friend while you cried from pure happiness with “The Masterplan”, “Stand By Me”, “Champagne Supernova” or “Don’t Look Back In Anger” itself, thanks to an extraordinary generational group like Oasisyou will be lucky enough to relive the experience from your seat. And, if it was not like that, at least you will be able to get a reliable idea of what such a historic sarao entailed.
