Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Micitype Pretty Good

Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

sergelamarche The tidbits about the Beatles are always interesting. Not just because the Beatles were so popular and ground breaking but also because it's unusual lives. Here, Scorsese assembled quite the cast to retell stories about George to fill two films. And still there are some blanks. Fun and enlightening.

Per Johnsen George Harrison's dearest love in life, Olivia, sums it up in a very fine and simple way in the end of this film, that isn't an ordinary documentary about a famous pop rock star. Neither was he an ordinary star, if there is any, but still he saw himself as an ordinary man, or he wanted to be just that. It's not in the film but Harrison once said that if he wasn't a Beatle, he'd probably just be a regular guy. As much as he never got to be that, this is what made much of his confidence and down to earth attitude, being straight forward and truthful, but still making the ones surrounding him feel relaxed. That really is what this film is about, not so much about the great and famous George Harrison, but what he tried to live, be and give. He had very much to give, of love, wisdom and perspective. And in the film it is presented in a very balanced way that he had this formidable energy that had been build up through the years with the Beatles, and that he spent the rest of his life searching how to use this energy for the better of himself and all those he loved. It is simple and there is no particular magic to it. I once in my very younger years was asked who I like most of John Lennon and Paul McCartney - and I replied George Harrison. The band could not have been the same without him. Living In A Material World tries to communicate what most concerned this man from Liverpool, who somehow in a special moment of history got to materialize the Great Energy, and make it personal, for the benefit of millions of people. I can't really see it being made any better.

edgamu I just saw this documentary in the Morelia Film Festival, where Olivia Harrison attended some screenings, and I came out disappointed. I loved No Direction Home so I had great expectations about Scorsese and this film. The first part (about 1 hour and a half) is just a remake of The Beatles Anthology, even with some footage from the interviews of that film. We get to see the same pictures and footage of the Beatles that we have seen for the last 50 years in long shots. We get to listen to "I Saw Her Standing There" and "And I Love Her" (not George's songs) at least three times each, and then never heard a single note of "Taxman"or "I Need You" or ""For You Blue" or that glorious B-side "Old Brown Shoe". After The Beatles split the fascinating story of post-Beatles Harrison is told, but in my view it lacks a lot of depth and material. For instance, the profound and meaningful relationship of George with Bob Dylan is not tackled but only on the surface and the friendship and collaboration with Jeff Lynne is only shown in the video of "Handle With Care". Lynne revamped Harrison's career by producing the great Cloud Nine album and then having a lot of collaborations. They were in a band call The Travelling Wilburies and also George invited Lynn to produce The Beatles songs for the Anthology sets. I was puzzled that this film has not even one interview with Jeff Lynne. Isn't it a pity?

Sissy Taylor First up, a music documentary on a music celebrity can be measured by content and insight. On the first point Martin Scorsese knocks the ball right out of the park. There is no bigger Martin Scorsese fan than myself, but this does not have a Scorcese feel and by the end I just didn't feel I knew George Harrison any better than before. Let's face it folks, his role in the Beatles has been told many, many times. There was nothing new in the movie that hadn't already been published but the very short interviews with his siblings at the beginning left me wanting to know much more.There was no narration to carry the movie so it was essentially a grab bag of items made from interviews and clips without explanation. The closest we get to a voice-over is Dhani Harrison reading excerpts from his father's diary and letters to his Mom. Having said that, there were moments of joy and beauty. It is worth a watch and I did appreciate him more after watching and many fans will find it awesome