BB King: The Life of Riley (2013)
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 0
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[King] is unfailingly articulate, gentlemanly and modest but this is a movie where more music, less talk would definitely have been an improvement.
Top CriticIn the music business, 'legend' is an over-used word: see this and understand what it means.
An intuitive and appealing documentary about the life of one of the world's most recognised Blues musicians, but BB King: The Life of Riley sometimes grows a bit repetitive and its chronological sequence is rather bland.
Too many people know this man as just the source vocalist from Moby's classic 'Natural Blues'; hopefully this will change that.
[An] authoritative British documentary on [King's] long, impressive career.
Conscientious documentary toasting and contextualising blues guitarist BB King's life and work.
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