Directed by Doug Hamilton, it mainly focuses on the collaboration of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, stage director Michael Mayer and music arranger Tom Kitt. As a musician and fan of the band, the film is interesting to see the familiar songs get dissected, broken apart and rebuilt to suit the musical stage. As a casual viewer the film might not be so interesting but might inspire with it's energy and dedication to the craft. It's fully absorbed into the positivity of the process and adoration for the show so it never gets into any backstage problems or dilemmas which might have made the film a little more enthralling.
3 sons of rage and love out of 5
1 comment:
It was a standard documentary but still enjoyable. Besides the 21 Guns footage in the second half, I enjoyed the first half more, the preparation phase more than the actual "we made it!" phase.
I'd really like to have seen more of the people doing the set design, but I understand that giving time to it was a lesser concern to the filmmakers than some of the other stuff.
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