The buzz is almost deafening. But the verdict is a split decision featuring bio pic genius diminished by the soft pedaling of Dylan’s most obvious character flaw.
The fact that Dylan said he liked the movie was a sure tip off to me before I saw it that it would sanitize his bad behavior during his early years. He trashed a lot of people to achieve that mercurial early start to his career. The film only hints at this focusing mostly on his lovers but not the victims in the folk scene etc.
I'm glad for your review. As with any musical biopic, the ration is 95% myth, 4% bullshit, and 1% partial truth. The point is, enjoy the myth, enjoy the music, sing your fucking lungs out. It don't matter the facts. When the dude is dead 20 years, a young upstart with an eye on Cannes will produce the movie that matters. In the meantime, the wind blows, move your body with it.
The fact that Dylan said he liked the movie was a sure tip off to me before I saw it that it would sanitize his bad behavior during his early years. He trashed a lot of people to achieve that mercurial early start to his career. The film only hints at this focusing mostly on his lovers but not the victims in the folk scene etc.
I'm glad for your review. As with any musical biopic, the ration is 95% myth, 4% bullshit, and 1% partial truth. The point is, enjoy the myth, enjoy the music, sing your fucking lungs out. It don't matter the facts. When the dude is dead 20 years, a young upstart with an eye on Cannes will produce the movie that matters. In the meantime, the wind blows, move your body with it.
I was there in 63, 64, and 65. Time brutally compressed, but I was tapping my feet through the whole film.