Rating of
2/4
More Focus Needed
Franz Patrick - wrote on 07/20/08
I thought it started off really well because it instantly grabbed my attention. I don't know much about Bob Dylan so I was really interested about how the filmmakers would interpret his life, and maybe I could even be inspired to learn more about the actual person. Things started to go downhill when Cate Blanchett appeared on screen. No, it's not that she's bad in this film; in fact, I think she's one of the best aspects of it. It's just that the things that went along with her, such as the multiple storylines, weren't interesting enough to keep my attention. I wished that they told the story in a linear fashion instead of making cuts here and there because it was too distracting. Other than Cate Blanchett, I wanted to see more screen time from Ben Whishaw, Christian Bale, and Heath Ledger. The rest were weak and uninvolving. I really wanted to like this film but, as a whole, I can't quite recommend it. With a little more focus, maybe I would've liked it a lot more. The music, though, is phenomenal. It made me wish I lived through the folk music era.
