This movie is so good, I was actually sad when it ended. As Jack White says, "Who says you need to buy a guitar?". It had me at first second.
An intriguing look at the artistic process and a novel approach to the rock documentary, crafted with just the right amount of style by director Davis Guggenheim, all leading up to a very satisfying climactic jam session. A tremendously enjoyable documentary.
If I'm being really honest with myself, it's pretty shit. But I love the people involved, still...
I took four things from this film: Jack White is even cooler than I thought. Jimmy Page is less cool than I thought. The Edge is just as uncool as I thought. Cheap animation accenting the points of your voice over makes your film look lame.
Simultaneously reaffirmed my love for Jack White and utter indifference for The Edge.
The into with Jack White saying "Who needs to buy a guitar?" was awesome. Edge doesn't fits to the whole picture but, a great inspirational film.
Jack White: "Technology doesn't make you a creative person. That's the disease to be avoided in any industry, ease of use." Amen.
got my drulling over several guitars and riffs! and page's segments when he was younger were great. As a guitar player i loved every bit, but i understand that common mortals may find the documentary a little boring
I gotta say that it was not as exciting as I thought. I mean White and Page are 2 of my favorite guitarists. It was a bit more boring than I thought it would be.
TheAuteurs user "NU" nailed it when he said "It might get boring" as a title for his review. Easily one of the more aimless and pointless documentaries I've ever seen. Every time White or "The Edge" were on camera, I pleaded with Page to strangle them both, And will someone please tell White to stop dressing like a sepia photograph, please
I thought this was a great little film. Any rock lover will enjoy this immensely, and it's good to see a documentary that doesn't try to shove some agenda down your throat. It's just guitar players, passionate about their art, talking and playing. A gem.
It's got some interesting moments throughout but in the end not terribly compelling on any front.
Self-indulgent crap in my honest opinion. Like a film version of 20 to 1; people talking about why things were so good. No one needs to be reminded how important music is. The executive producer being Jimmy Page pushed it over the edge a bit for me. No pun intended.