I wanted to like this, I really did. But if you can't actually get rights to the songs depicted in the film... I mean, c'mon...
@countZZero I didn’t bother. And pretty much don’t bother with biopics. That includes the reigning in of the “I’m curious to see what they do with it” drive. The map is not the territory and a biopic is barely a map. More like “chewing gum for the eyes”. Eh?
Parts of it are excellent, but most of it relies on rumor, half-truths, and conjecture. And some of it is just invented for the film.
@countZZero so it’s a biopic? 🤣
Yeah. It covers roughly 1966 and 1967, with flashbacks to Jimi's childhood and a few early gigs. It ends with him taking the stage at Monterey.
The movie is worth watching. The guy who plays Hendrix is very good, in that he captures many of Jimi's nuances: the spacey stammer, his constantly bobbing head and... The actor nails this stuff perfectly...
But a couple of the people who were there (Linda Keith, Kathy Etchingham) have said many of the scenes are simply made up.