Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 74
Fresh: 52 | Rotten: 22
A moving, if somewhat uneven, look at the legendary singer-songwriter, I'm Your Man treats Cohen's body of work with the reverence it deserves.
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 9
A moving, if somewhat uneven, look at the legendary singer-songwriter, I'm Your Man treats Cohen's body of work with the reverence it deserves.
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Leonard Cohen is widely regarded as one of the finest and most influential poets and songwriters of his generation, a writer whose artful mélange of love, eros, and despair has earned him a passionate international following and the respect and admiration of artists ranging from R.E.M. to Johnny Cash. In 2005, music producer Hal Wilner staged an all-star tribute concert in Australia in which a handful of major artists offered their interpretations of Cohen's songs, including Nick Cave, Jarvis
Jul 14, 2006 Limited
Nov 14, 2006
$0.8M
Lionsgate
All Critics (79) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (53) | Rotten (24) | DVD (9)
It's not a deep documentary. We learn precious little about the real man underneath his sharp-dressed pose.
I'm Your Man may be as close as we'll ever get to Cohen on film.
I'm Your Man never quite gets its man in a coherent frame, but for all its zigs and zags outside the lines, the portrait of Cohen that emerges is a fascinating one.
An odd but enjoyable concoction of biography, music commentary and concert.
In the end, it's Cohen's songs that are what this loving musical portrait is all about.
We hardly get to know Cohen from the biographical shorthand melded to a worshipful tribute show in which the Canadian singer-songwriter never even appears.
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.
Fans of his poetry-like songs whose lyrics conjure imagery of his thoughts and experiences, will revel in this emotion and music-filled tribute.
Hit and miss tribute to the great melancholist.
Cohen is clearly a songwriter's songwriter, and the resulting movie brims with an infectious passion for the man's melodies and sardonic wit. Unfortunately, the performances are interspersed with interview footage that is much less captivating.
At various times poet, consort of beautiful women and Zen monk, his biog's intriguing too, all of which makes this doc highly welcome, even if it's at best a partial view.
A mixed bag of interviews and musical tribute concert performances that range from great to awful.
The fact is, any Leonard Cohen documentary automatically risks inelegance by contrast to its subject's artistic example. But here's the flip side of that coin: Cohen is so good that even an untimely, mediocre movie about him... resonate[s].
Cohen fans -- myself included -- will leave the film's interviews wanting more insight. Moviegoers unfamiliar with Cohen's long career will wonder why he warrants gushing testimonials from U2's Bono.
Despite the missteps during takeoff and landing, the film does prove to be an engaging and beguiling journey with a true original.
The proof of Cohen's genius is in the music, and Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man drives that genius home with virtually every stanza.
Though a minor documentary and poorly filmed, there's still enough of the wordsmith's music to get over the mess.
First-time filmmaker Lian Lunson has struck the mother lode here.
Loves the Leonard but the movie just weren't all that. Dominated by ho-hum guest artist concert footage.
February 7, 2009Super Reviewer
This documentary on Leonard Cohen is a very good analysis of who this singer/songwriter/poet really is. It showcases many great performances of Cohen's songs by many of today's alternative artists. Some highlights include "If It Be Your Will" by Antony and "Halleluijah" by Rufus and Martha Wainwright; as well as a
July 7, 2006Super Reviewer
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