Morgan Neville: Under the Influence
Deftly made is this Netflix documentary by the director of the film, that won an Oscar in 2014: ”Twenty Feet from Stardom”. Is deftly the right word, took it from google translate, with other words well-crafted, predictable in its building and with charismatic Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards as the one, who explains to us where his influences lie. He smokes constantly, he laughs his tobacco-laugh, he performs some tunes on his guitar, he does not speak a lot about his conflicts with Mick Jagger, he does a bit about family – after 20 years of no contact with his father, they found each other and now the father has been travelling with his world famous son all over the world.
I have never been a big fan of the Stones and this film does not give me a lot – apart from the fantastic b/w archive material with legendary Muddy Waters, one of Keith Richards inspiration sources. I could listen to him singing for hours, but not to Richards who has very little voice to offer but in this film a lot of generosity.
USA, 92 mins.
