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- 12:31 AM, Jan 29
what's shocking about Marley is how little film exists of the Wailers in performance
thoroughly researched and packed with phenomenal archival footageby Melissa Anderson [Village Voice ]
this film is long. But it grabs one's senses and won't let go
this film has no great revelations and will start no scandals - if indeed there are any
the musical and documentary vibes are very, very good
the film's 144-minute running time gives a sense that the filmmaker couldn't let a single frame fall to the cutting room flooby Joe Morgenstern [Wall Street Journal ]
the film is far from a hagiography; and while stocked with musical sequences, it is not a concert film
the film had a key advantage
stylistically unremarkable, playing it safe with structure, the film is still quietly revelatoryby 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
it is gripping from the start, not just because of the quality of the music, but because of Marley's magnetic
chronologically organized and voiceover-freeby Dana Stevens [Slate ]