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Stone cool!
PostedApril 13, 2008
Mediamama
from New York, New York
First, let me say that I love the Stones and have been listening to them since the 60's, know their music really well and appreciate the fact that a film has been made of them in their 60's.
I found the film a little disappointing, not because the Stones are a reflection of their age but because I feel that Scorcese didn't quite get inside the group. The film felt like a film of a concert ,by a fan, not an insider. We could feel Scorcese's envy and adoration of Jagger and sometimes the light reflected over to Richards but as I watched I didn't get a sense that Scorcese had a clue about the band as a whole, or a sense of how great Keith Richards is as a guitarist or even know them as individuals.The camera continually leered at Jagger, his jowls, his thin dancing body, moving across the stage, upstage and downstage in tight closeups. Ocassionally there were old clips of the Stones, mostly Mick being interviewed which didn't reveal a great deal but were more a comparison of the old and young Mick Jagger and how he has aged. We got a little of his irony and aloofness but not enough to really say it. The one departure which worked well was when the screen was split between Jagger and Richards both responding to the same question by interviewers but again it wasn't groundbreaking or really informative.
The most moving moment in the film for me was when Buddy Guy was on stage and Keith Richards gave him his guitar, it seemed spontaneous and heartfelt. One of the two spontaneous moments in the film. Christina Aguilar gave a really rousing performance also and it was really the first song in which you see Jagger not telephoning his performance in.
I still love the Stones but when I think of other films of concerts, this one doesn't stand out as one that penetrates deeply but merely skims the surface of the concert even though the venue was an amazing venue in which to see the Stones(The Beacon Theatre). It never really feels intimate even though the room is certainly more intimate than most Stones concerts of the past decade. I would have liked to see a lot more of the coming together of Scorcese with the Stones; hear their offstage conversations and interactions before the actual concert. I feel too that Scorcese wanted to compare earlier and later Stones work and lives but he doesn't offer enough to really satisfy the balance of the film . As a diehard Stones fan, I would say you must see the film but lower your expectations!
I found the film a little disappointing, not because the Stones are a reflection of their age but because I feel that Scorcese didn't quite get inside the group. The film felt like a film of a concert ,by a fan, not an insider. We could feel Scorcese's envy and adoration of Jagger and sometimes the light reflected over to Richards but as I watched I didn't get a sense that Scorcese had a clue about the band as a whole, or a sense of how great Keith Richards is as a guitarist or even know them as individuals.The camera continually leered at Jagger, his jowls, his thin dancing body, moving across the stage, upstage and downstage in tight closeups. Ocassionally there were old clips of the Stones, mostly Mick being interviewed which didn't reveal a great deal but were more a comparison of the old and young Mick Jagger and how he has aged. We got a little of his irony and aloofness but not enough to really say it. The one departure which worked well was when the screen was split between Jagger and Richards both responding to the same question by interviewers but again it wasn't groundbreaking or really informative.
The most moving moment in the film for me was when Buddy Guy was on stage and Keith Richards gave him his guitar, it seemed spontaneous and heartfelt. One of the two spontaneous moments in the film. Christina Aguilar gave a really rousing performance also and it was really the first song in which you see Jagger not telephoning his performance in.
I still love the Stones but when I think of other films of concerts, this one doesn't stand out as one that penetrates deeply but merely skims the surface of the concert even though the venue was an amazing venue in which to see the Stones(The Beacon Theatre). It never really feels intimate even though the room is certainly more intimate than most Stones concerts of the past decade. I would have liked to see a lot more of the coming together of Scorcese with the Stones; hear their offstage conversations and interactions before the actual concert. I feel too that Scorcese wanted to compare earlier and later Stones work and lives but he doesn't offer enough to really satisfy the balance of the film . As a diehard Stones fan, I would say you must see the film but lower your expectations!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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