Review of Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006) by Jeffrey S — 06 Dec 2006
Leonard Cohen is my musical god, and, miraculously, "I'm Your Man" captures all the poetic wit, staggering symbology, and humanistic contradictions of the man and his music. It's a tribute concert masquerading as a documentary, and fans crowed that Mr.
Cohen doesn't get enough screen time. But like the greatest contemporary songsmiths -- Sondheim, Dylan, Lennon, Mitchell -- his life is in his work. And, like those artists, Cohen's music isn't merely covered.
It is interpreted. The performances here are by turns meditative, frenzied, and wonderful, with Rufus and Martha, Antony, Nick Cave, and Beth Orton throwing light into to the darkest corners of Cohen's soulful music to finally prove what never needed to be proven -- his genius is singular.
And when he finally steps up to sing the masterful "Tower of Song," it is not only the movie's climax. It is Mr. Cohen's apotheosis. He's our man.
This review of Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006) was written by Jeffrey S on 06 Dec 2006.
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man has generally received positive reviews.
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