An Art Piece, Nothing More

Rating: 6/10 (16 March 2008)

This movie was just O.K. for me. I am a huge Bob Dylan fan and didn't really like the way they portrayed his life. Especially since they changed his name, profession, and even his album names. I thought they should've just went through his life without all the weird switching between characters and actors. I thought the only two good Bob Dylan performances were Cate Blanchette and Ben Wishaw. Especially Ben Wishaw, he looked and sounded just like Bob Dylan. Cate Blanchette did good, not great, job at portraying Dylan. I also thought they should've made it to where the actor sings all the time. But They can't really do that when they have seven people playing the same guy. Which is where I thought they went wrong. They needed to just do a movie ABOUT Bob Dylan's life, not inspired by it. This was really only an artsy-fartsy movie, not a story. One thing I hated about the movie was Richard Gere, that whole section was pointless and confusing. The whole movie was confusing really. I know BOb Dylan was a confusing guy, but show it in a way that says he's confusing and no one understands him, don't be confusing altogether. I don't even know why they said it was a movie inspired by Bob Dylan. The only two characters that were inspired by him were Cate Blanchette and Ben Wishaw. Every one else was like a different character entirely. I didn't really like it. Now, as a movie, it was cool to watch. The story was messed up, but it was cool to watch. If you're an artsy-fartsy person and want to watch an artsy-fartsy movie, see I'm Not There.