KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

workpublicspam All the interesting thoughts and ideas in this movie, are expressed in less than 15 minutes. All the other "air time" is filled with (as it seemed to me) unedited, sort of "raw" interviews, concert videos, and song writing process, in addition most of these are boring and filled with hubris and self-glorification. I new next to none about Nick Cave before watching this movie, after watching it - my curiosity dropped below zero.

morrison-dylan-fan With Easter coming up,I started searching round for a music documentary that a friend could watch during the Easter holiday.Searching round on Amazon UK,I was surprised to find a doc on Nick Cave,which led to me picking up a bunch of bad seeds.The plot:Waking up on his 20,000th day alive,musician Nick Cave begins recording a new album with regular collaborator Warren Ellis.Along with recording a new album,Cave begins to talk to friends about why they do particular professions.Whilst making music & talking to friends,Cave begins reflecting on memories,and the meaning of his existence.View on the film:Opening with an atmospheric shot which has Nick Cave's life flash before the viewers eyes,co-writers/(along with Nick Cave)directors Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard take a fascinating,partly-staged improvisation /partly- real approach to the movie,with Cave being kept driving in a car, (to a destination that is never revealed)whilst talking to friends who disappear like ghosts.Staging scenes of Cave talking to a shrink,Forsyth and Pollard use the fictional moments (such as Cave talking to a fan who is playing his shrink,and 2 archivists pretending to be working on a Nick Cave archive) to superbly emphasis the psychological connection that Cave makes with his audience in the thrilling concert footage.Appearing like a preacher in the concert footage,Nick Cave gives an excellent performance as himself,with Cave giving the movie strong mythical vibes during his car journeys.Cave also gives the movie a hauntingly deep melancholy streak,as Cave attempts to piece together fading memories with the film makers,on his 20,000th birthday party.

xohkylex First, I'm 22 years old. I've never once wrote a review but this wasted a huge amount of time being two full hours long.Secondly, the music left me wondering "Is this movie a joke?". I'm assuming this man made a film about his lifestyle? honestly, I don't know who he is, or what makes anyone like him, but I simply don't care to find out.I didn't know what to expect, and it was the worst movie I've ever seen in my life hands down. all i got from it was "the feels on stage" Dem feels man. Jesus, that's all he says repetitively. He seems narcissistic to me.It may just be my generation being born in the 1990's everyone in my generation I want to let you know Begin Again was an excellent film about music! check it out.

wandereramor The world abounds with concert films and other documentaries with no greater ambition than following a famous person around for a while. These films are usually easy to put in the "superfans only" category. But maybe that wouldn't be the case if they were more like 20, 000 Days on Earth. All I can say is that, as someone who has one Nick Cave album but no vast devotion to the guy, I was entertained throughout.Part of this is simply the beauty of the images -- the directors make even the most mundane scene stun on the screen. The film takes place across one mostly ordinary day in Nick Cave's life, purportedly the 20000th, and much of the runtime is taken up by fascinating conversations Cave has with friends and collaborators. There are a lot of stagey scenes that don't hide their constructedness, such as a filmed therapy session, or a meta- cinematic moment where at the behest of the film's producers Cage goes through old pictures that will soon become part of the opening montage. And then there is the obligatory concert footage, shot in a dynamic fashion that manages to pick up all of Cave's subtle interactions with the front row and the looks of desperate adoration on the audience's faces.All of this would be for naught if Cave wasn't a fascinating subject. He plays the brooding poet here, providing ominous narration throughout the film, but there are also humanizing scenes where he watches TV with his sons or grumpily bosses around a children's choir (one of the more surreal moments here). It may be more charisma than intellect, but damn if I couldn't listen to Nick Cave talk for days. For all the directorial skill brought to 20, 000 Days on Earth, its greatest virtue may be in simply allowing us to experience two hours of Cave.