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Rockumentary following British singer, Liam Gallagher, as he attempts to make a solo comeback.
Leave your thoughts about Liam Gallagher: As It Was.
| The Film StageChristopher SchobertAs It Was is a tremendously entertaining, surprisingly moving film. |
| Film ThreatAlex SavelievWhat keeps you rapt is that permeating, subtle feeling of sadness, of bitterness and regret. Whether it was an intentional choice in a “comeback” documentary remains debatable – but that’s what truly works about it, is its driving momentum. |
| The A.V. ClubJosh ModellIt’s a good story—especially the focus on music as redeemer—but it does feel a bit too warm and fuzzy. |
| EmpireIan FreerLiam Gallagher: As It Was lacks the narrative shape and drama of previous Oasis doc Supersonic, but provides an interesting snapshot of an artist in transition, both professionally and personally. |
| The GuardianMike McCahillThough one very sharp montage nails the bewilderment of touring, much of As It Was resembles any other rock doc with an access-all-areas pass, and it has one of those contractual-obligation climaxes designed to dovetail with the wider promotion of new material. It benefits considerably from a subject who’s bolstered his charisma with a newfound humility, an awareness of the world beyond the Roman nose. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenThe documentary can’t help but feel like a promo piece despite providing some insightful backstage glimpses into its subject’s well-publicized life. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe saving grace of “As It Was” is Gallagher’s saving grace as well, that John Lennon-meets-John Lydon voice, the songs he wrote or co-wrote that brought him back from the dead, the album that restored his place in British rock. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckStriving to be an inspirational story about personal and professional redemption, the film mainly comes across as a self-aggrandizing promotional project that the famously arrogant pop star would have once sneered at. |
| The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeThe Liam Gallagher of old, with his shrapnel wit and swaggering crusade against being “suckered in by the dickheads”, would have tossed a grenade into the editing suite rather than sanction a doc that is more extended corporate rebranding exercise than it is rock’n’roll. |
| VarietyChris WillmanThe problem for “As It Was” is that this modest turnaround in lifestyle and attitude comes a third of the way into the movie, leaving an hour still to come that will be devoted almost strictly to how well the comeback is going. |
