GTsymbolover said:

MinorG said:

tez said:

A lot of amateur psychology going on, hilariously bad drama scenes, and badly researched tabloid type "info." Classic Channel 5.

Lol, the chopsticks scene at the end sounds like it was played on a bontempi kids keyboard.

lust said:

It's shit. Still crying now though.

I'm crying 'cos it's so shit.

lust said:

It's shit.

Still crying now though.

Ferret said:

lust said:

It's shit.

Still crying now though.

Lots of sensationalism, at the expense of accuracy...

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Having said that, I am sure there are various kernels of truth in there - not least the heartfelt commentary from people who knew him.

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It was good to hear from Chris Moon, although his final remarks were pretty heart-wrenching ('I think I'd have felt more proud had I introduced him to a nice girl, seen him have a couple of kids, work in a factory, and grow old in his rocking chair').
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Darshy said:

Yes, ure right Pepe; we all had love 4 him, he didn't deserve to die alone

I always think of Elvis when people say you shouldn't die alone.

Ok, so not the most perfect portrail of someone but not the worst either.

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Sadly in film making people look for a hook. In this case it was Prince's loneliness and demons.

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I for one don't believe that to be true and to say he had a six year hiatus was also untrue, but to the casual listener Prince hadn't made an album since the 90s.

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Personally, I would have kept to the facts and made this a celebration of his music and legacy as well as documenting factually his last few days - however that in itself would be an editorial bias.

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So take from this doc what you will - or just leave it.

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MinorG said:

Absolutely terrible.

Reductive, weaving a false narrative that kept banging on about his "demons" every 10 seconds, got basic facts wrong and the acting was hilariously bad. Plus, the poor taste of recreating the elevator scene.

Absolute rubbish.

Exactly the kind of rubbish that I expected, but some of those performances were unimaginably awful (almost laughably so). I'm really tired of Prince being cast as some kind of tragic figure. His death was certainly tragic, but for me his life and art was triumphant. The mediocre seem to relish misinterpreting brilliance. “He was an creative genius, but what's it worth if you're alone?”. Really? Prince deserves a serious and thoughtful documentary by a decent director that explores his cultural and artistic impact (something along the lines of Scorsese's “No Direction Home” ). A director like Steve Mcqueen maybe? (“Hunger”, “12 Years A Slave”, intelligent, also a fan). In any case, hopefully someone with talent and taste will tackle it eventually.

What was the Vanity and Prince Rolling Stone cover shoot scene like?