From all the movies and documentaries i had the honor to see at the 2012 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, this one was definitely the best. Competition was hard, but Marley won my personal competition by ten horse-lengths. On Czech version of IMDb (ČSFD) i called it "the highest movie there is, was and will be" for it's very free and bohemian atmosphere in which it is served. Partially it was probably given by the festival atmosphere and great scene at the old City Theater, but I enjoyed this movie a lot and am not even some big fan of Bob's music (although it's very good in my opinion). During the premiere-screening all theater was laughing most of the time and from what I saw almost everybody gave this piece the highest possible number of points in the viewer award competition. If I convinced you to see this just sit back and enjoy the show!

Loved the film, have been waiting for a film like this for years. I was surprised to learn new things, as well as inspired by the elements of the females within the band and of course, the music. As a guitar player, it made me want to learn reggae guitar , thankfully a friend gifted me a cool app for learning reggae (http://appshopper.com/music/reggae-guitar). Hope the film has extras on the DVD or follow ups due to fans interest. I would have liked to hear more about the origins of famous tunes and more live performances. If i were to give the film a rating out of 10 stars, i would have to give the film a 10 star rating! very enjoyable and thank you for looking!

when it hits, you feel no pain. Excellent job on this documentary to Mr. Macdonald. I probably would have been a bit restless sitting through this in a theater, as he probably could have trimmed about 20 minutes off for my overall enjoyment, but since I watched it on DVD, it was a nice viewing over a 2 day stretch.Going in, I felt I knew quite a bit about the life of Bob Marley, but I came away knowing a whole bunch more. The shots of poverty stricken Trench Town really make you appreciate what a privilege your everyday USA upbringing was compared to what it's like for others around the world (including poor Jamaicans), and the last 25 minutes leading up to his death were quite moving, as I never knew about his stretch in Germany just before he passed.Macdonald really did a great job finding all these interviewees who were related to or knew the man, and got them all the to open up seemingly at ease. For example, I never also knew his daughter with Rita (Cedella) was an actress, who I subsequently discovered was the lead in an indie movie filmed in NYC in the mid-nineties. The bit about The (latter day) Wailers opening for The Commodores to attract a bigger black following in the US was also new to me. And it was sure was chilling to hear them discuss the assassination attempt in 1976.My only other real quibble is the lack of discussion about various famous albums, their legacy, and/or tracks on them. I've always loved albums, even as they seem to have become an afterthought since the dawn of the internet has pretty much made people quit buying them. Even though we heard most of these songs playing on the soundtrack and many of them are somewhat self-explanatory from the words, I wanted to hear more about the origin of and making of:"Exodus", "Kaya", I Shot the Sheriff, Is this Love, Buffalo Soldier, Iron Lion Zion, Waiting in Vain, Could You Be Loved, and a few other cuts.But do check this out, and it's well worth the time spent.

20 years after the release of "Time Will Tell", I was expecting something more, and maybe better, but this film was a real letdown. Other than a few personal anecdotes, most notably from Bob's half-sister and cousin, there is nothing new here that we haven't heard before. Also, the editing of live concert footage was rather insulting. The director would splice audience shots from different concerts, which I found very annoying and dishonest. Stylistically, the documentary lacked the allure that really good documentaries have, like "The Two Escobars", or "The Fog of War"... This was more of a meat and potatoes effort.This was a movie produced by the Marley's, and is clearly just another money grab by them. If you haven't seen "Time Will Tell", go watch it, it's much better. But better yet, if you love Bob Marley and the Wailers, and really want good info, read the book "Catch a Fire", by Timothy White, it's fantastic.