Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

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  February 7, 2009

  brooklynspo

  Loves the Leonard but the movie just weren't all that. Dominated by ho-hum guest artist concert footage.

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  July 7, 2006

  flickfever

  This documentary on Leonard Cohen is a very good analysis of who this singer/songwriter/poet really is. It showcases many great performances of Cohen's songs by many of today's alternative artists. Some highlights include "If It Be Your Will" by Antony and "Halleluijah" by Rufus ...( read more)and Martha Wainwright; as well as a rendition of "I'm Your Man" at the end of the movie by Leonard Cohen himself (accompanied by U2.) Watch if you like great songwriting and the man behind a great song.

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  November 9, 2008

  merillupin

  Fantastic music, though I was expecting more of an emphasis on the music/concert than on Cohen (they interrupted every song with interviews; I wish they could have been separate). Also, there was no sign of Teddy Thompson performing The Future, even though it's on the CD...

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  December 7, 2006

  wbgoose13

  Sure, these musicians love the guy, but why and how exactly is he a legend?

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  April 11, 2008

  sportsphenom1

  What a disappointment. A critic wrote a review that went "Moments so beautiful, it brought me to tears." Well, this movie brought me to tears all right, I was bored to tears that is. Is this a documentary? Or a concert movie? Half of this movie, no exaggeration, are close-ups of ...( read more)second rate (with the exception of U2) performers defiling Cohen's songs. The other half is old footage, new footage made to feel old (mostly Cohen walking about his home) and Bono going on and on about how he worships Cohen. There were a bits of pieces of clips of Cohen telling some stories, but the style is very plain. Don't get me wrong, I love Cohen, but I didn't learn much about Cohen through this experience. I learned much more about him by spending 5 minutes on the Internet (youtube, wikipedia, etc). There is a lot of interesting things to say about Cohen, but this movie fails to convey any of these. For instance, some of his best songs, "Bird on a Wire" and "Famous Blue Raincoat" (which aren't even mentioned here) were considered "unfinished" by Cohen. I would have liked to seen some of these interesting nuances examined, and I would liked to have heard Cohen's original versions sung by him as part of, shall I say it, a score to the movie. And there is plenty of old concert footage, from when Cohen was in his prime, that could have been included in a chronological telling of his life and career. But this movie has no direction, little organization, and to say that this movie does an injustice to Cohen is an understatement.

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  November 2, 2009

  mundo20002000

  A must see of mr. Cohen

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  May 15, 2009

  lilaleesingsrockofag

  Leonard Cohen is a genius. This film is shit.

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  March 30, 2008

  wihyena

  i love this man's voice!!! what a crooner.

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  February 21, 2008

  Weetzie

  i just recently found his music - want to see this one

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  January 21, 2008

  Ghw12158

  great performances of amazing song catalog

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