Yes, some totally amazing sequences, and a real feel for the great music.

Rating: 6/10 (8 October 2007)

the flights of fancy in true 'Tamoresque' style are superb. everything with puppets and masks is fabulous. if only there had been a second director to do the dramatic scenes. alas, these are often appallingly flat and trite, and early on, astonishingly poorly written. at over 2 hrs., this film could have benefited from major pruning--mainly in those pathetic dramatic sections.
they tried to concoct a plot out of the songs--an excellent idea, but it didn't work dramatically. there are major holes. better to turn Tamor loose on a sort of Beatles "Fantasia". amazing how timeless these songs are. the new performances really work, and several, especially "Let It Be" with Gospel choir superimposed over the Detroit riots were awe- inspiring. Dianna Fuchs is especially fine as Sadie.