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Tuesday, 21 January 2014

METALLICA: THROUGH THE NEVER [2013]

 Nimród Antal directs this mostly silly concert film by Metallica, titled after their 1991 song Through The Never (which coincidentally is never heard).
It's mostly concert footage but for some reason after each song it cuts to a silly story that interrupts the flow of the concert.  The mind-numbing plot follows Dane DeHaan, playing a roadie, as he ventures through an unnamed city in the middle of a surreal riot made up of imagery and moments that only a metal-head who's literally banged his head a bit too much might find cool.  Maybe it's because I was at the majority of the filming, but the concert footage is actually quite entertaining for someone who's familiar with most of these songs.
With a little more thought and careful editing it might have been a unique concert film but nearly falls flat on it's face.

2 technical difficulties out of 5

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