Shine a Light

Pros: Wow, these guys are still alive!
Cons: too bad there wasn't more backstage action besides the Clinton Party

As big a piece of machinery as the Rolling Stones band is you might imagine that after 50 years of honing their craft they would be a brighter sounding tighter entity, but this documentary shows artists this legendary move in an atmosphere fueled by past ...

Pros: The Stones are still the most energetic band in the world!
Cons: You were told this is a documentary? No it isn't.

Martin Scorsese would certainly seem like a good candidate to direct a documentary about the career of The Rolling Stones. When you listen to the background music of some of his movies - Goodfellas and Casino mainly come to mind here - you hear the ...

Pros: Music, direction, cinematography
Cons: Scorsese, Aguilera, song selection, B&W footage

I’m a mild Rolling Stones fan, I’ve got a Greatest Hits CD, love several of their songs (‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ being their best), but overall am more of a Beatles fan, or more correctly, I’m more of a Creedence ...

Pros: Amazing camerawork and music
Cons: Not a documentary

Strangely for a Scorcese flick, Shine A Light seems like a missed opportunity, but one that's well worth observing. The problem is that I was expecting a documentary, and the first 15 minutes or so (as well as the marketing of the film) seemed to confirm ...