I didnt` have very high hopes for this film when I first heard it was being made, and it was exactly what I thought it would be.
That is to say it`s very poorly written, sensationalistic and completely devoid of any kind of insight into what made Jimi Hendrix, the person, tick. It glosses over (or omits entirely) several of the more crucial events (particularly those that played a significant role in his downfall) of his brief-but-briliant career.
I will say that Wood Harris did manage to capture some of Jimi`s essence, but it simply isn`t enough to make this worth sitting through.
But hey, it`s a made-for-TV movie, and you get what you pay for.
That is to say it`s very poorly written, sensationalistic and completely devoid of any kind of insight into what made Jimi Hendrix, the person, tick. It glosses over (or omits entirely) several of the more crucial events (particularly those that played a significant role in his downfall) of his brief-but-briliant career.
I will say that Wood Harris did manage to capture some of Jimi`s essence, but it simply isn`t enough to make this worth sitting through.
But hey, it`s a made-for-TV movie, and you get what you pay for.