A look at the life of Irish singer/songwriter and Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.... (Full plot summary below)
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A look at the life of Irish singer/songwriter and Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.
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| Austin ChronicleTim StegallJulien Temple gave Shane MacGowan exactly the documentary he deserves – unruly and full of heart. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreTemple’s made a fascinating film that sets the record straight — in a lot of slurred words — about MacGowan while he’s still able to do it. |
| The GuardianAndrew PulverIn the end, the film operates best as an act of ancestor-worship to an extraordinary musician whose best days – we are forced to sadly conclude – appear to be behind him. |
| The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeTemple has always used archive material playfully; here, it’s particularly riotous, like a chaotic patchwork quilt tacked together by one of Shane’s drunk aunties. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayIt’s a rousing and illuminating tribute to a brilliant musician who burned out quickly, but burned so brightly. |
| CineVueMatthew AndersonVisually striking and audibly arresting from its opening number until the curtain comes down, Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan is an affectionate paean to its irascible, impudent frontman. |
| TheWrapSteve PondThe film skims over much of MacGowan’s post-Pogues career and doesn’t include any old bandmates talking about him. It’s not the Shane MacGowan chronology; it’s the Shane MacGowan experience. And that’s a tough, heartbreaking and inspiring experience. |
| Slant MagazineChris BarsantiThe film is affectingly poignant in its frequently uncomfortable presentation of Shane MacGowan’s physical ruination. |
| The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe director Julien Temple — who has excellent documentaries on the Sex Pistols, Joe Strummer and other galvanic musicians under his belt — is very good at this sort of thing. |
| Rolling StoneDavid FearThe movie comes not to bury this legend but to praise him. Inhuman endurance or not, you worry it may end up having to do the former regardless. |
