Pretentious, lame, fake

Rating: 1/10 (11 November 2008)

What a huge disappointment. This was probably the worst movie I watched in 2008. I am a big Dylan fan and had high expectations. But this movie wanted so much to be a film, to be artsy and smart and European, it really made me sick.
Things I disliked the most: 1. the 3 afro-Americans jamming out on the porch, it felt so fake it's sad, 2. the Rimbaud type character, 3. Cate Blanchett. Yes, she is a great actress, I agree, but in my opinion (and I read all the comments about how well she captured Dylans "acerbic, yet vulnerable dimensions...") she is way overrated in this movie.
Best things: 1. the music of course, 2. I thought the film citations were pretty well done.
My advise: 1. you want to watch a good mainstream music movie - go for The Doors; 2. you want art - go for the real thing; watch "à bout de soufflé" or "la dolce vita" but do not waste your time on hot air