an example of how a movie can be flagrantly hagiographic, sentimental, and hypnotized by its own subject - and still make you want to keep watching it
a fawning but informative primer for music lovers with, er, very broad tastes
"The Soundtrack of Our Lives" skims the surface, filling out the moments in between various interviews with erratic, amateur video from private events where Davis discoveries sing his praises again and again. Even VH1 specials have better material
