Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Ulf Petersen

als Film etwas unbeholfen. aber trotzdem 1000 Dank. für Gesichter, Stimmen, Geschichte und Momente, wo das Musik zusammen-machen lebendig wird und macht.

Stefan Drees

As documentary the film could do much better. I didn't appreciate the reenacted sequences, and some of the talks looked too staged. But nonetheless it's good to see and hear some stories about the people behind the stars, the people who created and developed the Motown sound. And - as the excerpts from the live show illustrates - they have been really brillant musicians.

ejonline

The film helped fill in some of the gaps in my knowledge of Motown, and I appreciate the goal of getting these musicians the attention the deserve, but as a movie it felt a bit inert. It also seemed more telling than showing. It struck me like one of those re-union shows that play on PBS during a pledge drive - I'm glad folks are still doing what they do, but watching them now is not the same as watching them then.

dizzyHeights

Nice documentary about great music and super talented musicians. Unfortunately some of the guest musicians' performances shown in the movie are not really in the same league...

Dimpfelmoser66

The story of the Funk Brothers would have been a really exciting one. Unfortunately this movie is filled with footage of old folks who can't remember a thing and have lost their grove way back when. Ok, so there is very little footage of the golden age of the Funk Brothers, but you can't make up for it by dragging them onto the stage and let them replay their old hits. They are not as tight as they used to be.

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pluviosity

The Groove of Glory.

AVA

Danke.Sehr interessante Darstellung.