Review of Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013) by John D — 18 Jul 2015

Andre Benjamin was the highlight of this biopic. His portrayal of Jimi Hendrix is great and I gotta say... I was suprised. Although after some research I would like to note that his domestic violence was supposedly fiction.

I felt it was out of character but at the time I believed it. Haley Atwell and Imogen Poots were very good in their supporting role. The one major thing that was missing from this film wast his music.

Really disappointed not to hear any of his popular music. *aside* from Wild thing. The editing also was quite confusing at times that either had me hoping for better. There was one time it felt like the cameraman was not on a tripod and was handheld.

They went with a 70's film type vibe which wasn't bad. The entire movie though didn't have much of a point. Unless they were trying to get the point across that Jimi just followed people that told him what to do all the time.

Pass.