Review of It Might Get Loud (2008) by Katarzyna O — 01 Mar 2010
From Oscar winning documentary director Davis Guggenheim, who made a name for himself with An Inconvenient Truth (2006). He could have done another one of a similiar tone, but he didn't. He did one focusing on 3 very different rock guitarists, all from very different backgrounds and about their individual history with the electric guitar.
The three guitarists in question are Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White. It focuses on their lives and where they grew up. Page was once in a skiffle band, then he became a session musician before joining The Yardbirds and then Led Zeppelin.
The Edge revisits his old haunts in Dublin, including the school where he and his friends would perform as the band that became U2. Jack White talks about growing up in the slums of Detroit, and how being in a garage band soon led to The White Stripes and The Raconteurs.
The three of them meet up for a day, tell stories and play music on a soundstage as well. It's a good, low-key little documentary. Page, The Edge and White all tell good stories and it's done with an offbeat flair and the music is very good, and they're all brilliant guitarists.
You'd have never have thought to have put them together for a film like this, but Guggenheim did.
This review of It Might Get Loud (2008) was written by Katarzyna O on 01 Mar 2010.
It Might Get Loud has generally received very positive reviews.
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