Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

classicsoncall I guess by reading most of the other reviewers here I'm supposed to hate this flick, but by and large I thought it was a decent one. The picture focuses in on just the last five or six years of Jimi's life, basically corresponding to his rise as a rock star from very humble beginnings. Usually these stories take a great deal of liberty in the telling, and I don't know if everything here was a hundred percent as represented on screen. One bit of trivia that I thought was interesting was the inclusion of Hendrix opening for The Monkees, one usually doesn't see or hear of that mentioned in other treatments. In the 1973 documentary "Jimi Hendrix", the artist was depicted as being somewhat insecure and easily manipulated by agents and members of his entourage. In this film, whenever actor Wood Harris voiced Hendrix's opinions on matters like race relations and violence, it appeared to come from a well reasoned position held firmly in belief. So the dichotomy was readily apparent between the two films. As far as the music goes, I would have liked to see more of it. Others have stated that all of the efforts here were not original Hendrix tunes, but for the casual fan I don't know that it would make a difference. For most, I would think Jimi himself expressed it best - "Music doesn't lie".

jenfrees There is no way on this green earth, in ALL of Jimi's life, that he ever acted, looked, sounded, or behaved as goofy-retarded as the actor Wood Harris did. The costumes looked like they came out of a sixties party and the writing was so piqued and vague that it was pointless to even try to attain background from it. The Monkees cancelling their concert from being offended at how their fan's treated Jimi started a riot. One would think that would be mentioned. Also, where were the Beatles in all of this? Nevermind the fact that Eric Clapton and the Beatles came to hear him play as soon as he hit the scene. Jimi's representation: are you kidding me? What an insult to Jimi's legacy.

beingofsoundmind He turns in a cool performance. I recall when they were shooting this in in the summer. Recreating a purple hazy Woodstock on a modest budget. And I know that a lot of the actors didn't know how to play (including the drummer), but I especially enjoyed some of the foxy ladies and those scenes of Jimi's band and guitar roadie (Michael Stevens) striding through the airport in slo-mo. This film is a Jimi Hendrix 'experience' ...

wishbone9 decent film all things considered. obviously low budget. learned a lot about hendrix. highly recommend for those who know very little about him. lack of hendrix real music is weakness. but writer using hendrix own original words, which i recognized from hendrix writings, is a plus. those who say it isn't authentic don't know jimi's own words when they hear them. i suspect they are malcontents who probably never really listened to jimi and who he was in all his complexity. suggestion: go back and watch the doggone movie closely. a lot of truth in there. in jimi' own words.