Genre:
Documentary
Cast:
John Mellencamp
Time:
80 minutes
This musical documentary offers a live
concert performed by John Mellencamp and his band from October 2016, at the
Chicago Theatre, with special guest Carlene Carter. All through the show,
Mellencamp himself, through voice-over, discusses everything from his
upbringing, his life, his vision of things and his music.
I so wanted to love this documentary. I have
been a fan of Mellencamp for years and I had high expectations. In the end, all
I felt was profound disappointment. What is the point of showing footage from a
concert if we’re not going to hear half of it? It felt like watching a movie
with someone who will not shut up. No matter how interesting the things
Mellencamp were saying (it sometimes was quite interesting), I felt like I was
missing something because I wanted to hear the songs. There was even a case
when he was talking over himself telling a story on stage to introduce a song.
It all felt so counter-productive.
Rating:
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