
Overview
Genre :
DocumentaryRelease Date :
April 20, 2012 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Kevin MacdonaldStarring :
Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Cedella Marley, Lee Perry, Rita Marley, Cindy Breakspeare, Chris Blackwell, Neville Bunny Wailer Livingston, Dr. Carlton Pee-Wee Fraser
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics
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“..what's shocking about Marley is how little film exists of the Wailers in performance..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
“..thoroughly researched and packed with phenomenal archival footage..”
by Melissa Anderson [Village Voice]

“..this film is long. But it grabs one's senses and won't let go..”
by Steve Morse [Boston Globe]

“..this film has no great revelations and will start no scandals - if indeed there are any..”
by Roger Ebert [Chicago Sun-Times]

“..the musical and documentary vibes are very, very good..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
“..the film's 144-minute running time gives a sense that the filmmaker couldn't let a single frame fall to the cutting room floo..”
by Joe Morgenstern [Wall Street Journal]

“..the film is far from a hagiography; and while stocked with musical sequences, it is not a concert film..”
by Stephen Holden [New York Times]

“..the film had a key advantage..”
by Jim Farber [New York Daily News]
“..stylistically unremarkable, playing it safe with structure, the film is still quietly revelatory..”
by Ian Buckwalter [NPR]

“..its wonderful performance footage leave you with most of all is the joy the man took in the music that set him free and enchanted the world..”
by Kenneth Turan [Los Angeles Times]

“..it is gripping from the start, not just because of the quality of the music, but because of Marley's magnetic..”
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]
“..chronologically organized and voiceover-free..”
by Dana Stevens [Slate]





