It turns my stomach when I hear that a musician takes himself so seriously that he thinks can change the world.
Ben Harper - Pleasure and Pain (2002)
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Reviews Counted:4
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Rotten:3
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Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Featuring a live show filmed in Claremont, and a selection of video clips, including "Ground on Down," "Give A Man a Home" and "I Shall Not Walk Alone," PLEASURE AND PAIN is the first video release... Featuring a live show filmed in Claremont, and a selection of video clips, including "Ground on Down," "Give A Man a Home" and "I Shall Not Walk Alone," PLEASURE AND PAIN is the first video release from Ben Harper. Ben performs two songs here with the Blind Boys of Alabama, and also shows off the witty on-stage rapport which has endeared him to music fans all over the world. [More]
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Reviews for Ben Harper - Pleasure and Pain
As viewers leave the theater, they may end up asking themselves a question which it wasn't attempting to elicit: Does knowing this much about a great musical talent help or hinder your ability to like the music?
Those already enmeshed in the cult of Harper will be thrilled by this behind-the-scenes, on-the-road glimpse at their hero. Others may welcome exposure to his music but find the film -- and Harper -- a bit tedious.
The film is a timorous, flailing attempt at docu-philosophy. Co-directors Danny Clinch and Sam Lee must have thought that desultory use of slow motion and quick-cuts can cover for aimlessness.
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