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Movie Overview
Cast
Leonard Cohen
U2
U2
Director
Lian Lunson
Lian Lunson
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - for some sex-related material
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006)
REVIEWS
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INTERVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 45% Rotten
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C
"Filmmaker Lian Lunson uses a 2005 Sydney tribute concert to Leonard Cohen as a home base for her relatively shallow examination of the best folk singer to slit your wrists to."
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
B-
"Though a minor documentary and poorly filmed, there's still enough of the wordsmith's music to get over the mess."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
B
"Pretty captivating...though also uneven and structurally problematical."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
5/5
"What a thrill to hear the songs of Leonard Cohen treated with such reverence and to learn so much about his life and creativity."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
2/5
"a frustrating mess, redeemed intermittently by a few solid musical performances and by the towering, erudite presence of Cohen himself."
Filmcritic.com
Jay Antani
2/4
"The concert achieves mixed success, lurching back and forth between earnest folk renditions of Cohen classics versus twitchy, indulgent freak shows and post-punk gravitas."
Slant Magazine
Jeremiah Kipp
B
"satisfies best during brief Cohen interview segments and whenever Rufus Wainwright or Nick Cave cover"
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
2/5
"A lulling, reverential salute."
Film-Forward.com
Kent Turner
"How odd, that someone would make a documentary about Leonard Cohen with so little Leonard Cohen in it!"
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
C+
"A mixed bag of interviews and musical tribute concert performances that range from great to awful."
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
C
"...if you like the man and his music, then I've got a concert documentary for you."
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
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