Hendrix (2000)

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Expected more

As Good As It Gets

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

MammaMoon and I are going to buy this film regardless of the reviews we have read. We saw it and loved it, we are Jimi Hendrix fans. We feel all the acting was well done, the sound track awesome--we highly recommend this film to be included with anyones film collection on the history of the 60's Culture and those wonderful creative and inspiring years.

I have been a huge Hendrix fan for many moons and I was prepared to hate this movie. And I did hate it. It glosses over many key points of his life and blows other avenues out of proportion (ie why emphasize the relationship with Fayne Pridgeon and not even touch on Devon Wilson?). This was like a "cliff notes" movie about a beautiful creative genius and it just reminds us of what the original managers did to Jimi when they insisted that he cut his songs down to under three minutes. And no offense to Wood Harris, but couldn't a better looking guy have been found?

I'm a big fan of Jimi,and this music totally ruins itself soon after it starts. The camera work for one,is horrible. The zooms and constant angle changes don't convey any kind of meaning, they just make you dizzy. Also, I didn't like how it went from stock footage from the actual 60's to pretty little film, it didn't fit. The plot was extremely slow, and the only reason I kept watching it was because of the music, and the acting was good, but horrible direction.

For the most part I liked the songs on this move. I never heard of Jimi Hendrix and I never heard his music but so far on this movie I liked all of his songs. I think that Jimi Hendrix would have been a better person if he had not gotten on drugs. He seemed that he always wanted to please everyone, but he wasn't doing anything but tiring himself out. From what I have seen on this movie, Jimi Hendrix would have eventually died from a drug overdose anyway. To sum this all up Jimi Hendrix to me is the best guitarist that ever lived.I would also like to comment on the performance of Wood Harris on this movie. He has done and excellent job. Absolutely awsome. If anyone could play the part of Jimi Hendrix Wood Harris can. I would shake his hands a thousand times on this movie. Good job Handsome.