Great music, disappointing characterizations

Rating: 6/10 (3 June 2019)

I usually never write reviews, but I felt that this movie could've been so much more. It felt like they compiled a list of songs they wanted in this movie, and just jumped from one point of his life to the next, depending on where the songs were relevant.
The music and acting were amazing, but the characters felt very one-dimensional. They didn't spend enough time developing his relationships with anyone except his closest friend Bernie, or into his start down his destructive path. One minute he's talking calmly, the next he's shouting at people and after that he's downing pills with alcohol. They could've trimmed the some of the songs movie and spent some more time developing some of these key aspects.