A cynic might regard Herbie Hancock: Possibilities as a glorified 'making of' video, fleshed out with some archival footage and clips from recent concerts.
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05/01/06
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 3
Rotten:7
Average Rating: 4.5/10
Theatrical Release:Apr 14, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Jazz great Herbie Hancock has always experimented beyond the parameters of the genre, and POSSIBILITIES sees him stretching his talents even further. This documentary follows Hancock as he records... [More]
Starring: Herbie Hancock, Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Raul Midon
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Reviews for Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
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[Possibilities] feels more like a behind-the-scenes CD promo than a fully realized film.
04/17/06
Top Critic[The archival clips] are more interesting than the present-day material, which has the bland smoothness of a promotional press kit.
04/14/06
As directed by Doug Biro and Jon Fine, the film plays like one long commercial.
04/14/06
Top CriticThis documentary portrays the intense collaborative efforts that went into the recording of Herbie Hancocks latest album, Possibilities.
04/13/06
Top CriticWith elder-statesman words of wisdom from the man himself, Possibilities celebrates an impulse that’s too rare in modern music: the love behind the labor of creation.
04/13/06
What we have here is a solid documentary covering one of the icons of modern music.
04/12/06
Top CriticPossibilities will likely draw in only the most hardcore of Hancock's fans.
04/11/06
Top CriticWith its straightforward track-by-track recording-session clips, it feels like something you'd find on the bonus disc of a deluxe package.
04/11/06
Top CriticHancock's political musings seem mostly out of place in a film that, in essence, is little more than a glorified EPK.
04/06/06
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