
Legendary poet, singer/songwriter and alleged ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his L.A. home about his extraordinary life and times, interspersed with old footage from his private photo collection and lavish praise plus elaborately performed Cohen cover songs from a motley crew of colleague musicians, amongst whom Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker and U2's Bono and The Edge. By way of dessert the latter two and their band ma... (Full plot summary below)
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Legendary poet, singer/songwriter and alleged ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his L.A. home about his extraordinary life and times, interspersed with old footage from his private photo collection and lavish praise plus elaborately performed Cohen cover songs from a motley crew of colleague musicians, amongst whom Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker and U2's Bono and The Edge. By way of dessert the latter two and their band mates even get to back up the man for a special performance of his own.
Leave your thoughts about Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man.
| New York PostV.A. MusettoIf you're going to make a documentary about Leonard Cohen, the singer-songwriter, you should have him perform some of his better-known melodies, like "Suzanne." |
| eFilmCritic.comCollin SouterA moving and celebratory rock-doc that proves itself worthy of its subject. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerThe proof of Cohen's genius is in the music, and Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man drives that genius home with virtually every stanza. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbitsatisfies best during brief Cohen interview segments and whenever Rufus Wainwright or Nick Cave cover |
| culturevulture.netLes WrightA mostly engaging, informative, entertaining film |
| Detroit Free PressTerry LawsonA tribute concert with earnest but mostly average performances gussied up with fawning if passionate praise from admirers and occasional bits of self-deprecation from Cohen himself. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekPretty captivating...though also uneven and structurally problematical. |
| Greenwich Village GazetteEric LurioThe only thing that matters is the music, if that's bad, the film will suck and if it's great, well...that's what you pay your money for. |
| TIME MagazineRichard CorlissFetching little monument to the bard of rapturous bereavement. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowThe only thing that tops Cave here is Cohen himself at the end, singing "Tower of Song" with U2. |