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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020

Frank Marshall

Documentary, Self: The Bee Gees, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb ...

7.2

532

Documentary. Musical A documentary that chronicles the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs, including twenty #1 hits throughout their storied career. This film follows the Bee Gee’s meteoric rise as they rode the highs of fame and fortune, negotiated the vagaries of the ever-shifting music business and navigated ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A warm blast of musical nostalgia (...) Marshall's densely packed documentary shows how much broader the Bee Gees' footprint is in popular music history"	POS
United Kingdom	Andrew Pulver The Guardian	"An interesting, grown-up musical profile (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"The ebullient, at-times joyous nature of the music is offset by the melancholy tone of the film, which makes a pretty convincing case that the Bee Gees were underappreciated"	POS
United States	Natalia Winkelman The New York Times	"The film offers a satisfying look at the process of making and marketing music (...) For several pesky beats, the film slips into hagiography"	NEU
United States	Gwen Ihnat AV Club	"Marshall wisely puts the music front and center, and it’s hard not to be wowed by the unfurling of one spectacular song after another."	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"A gratifying, conventional, heartfelt documentary (...) The movie captures what truly charming fellows the Bee Gees were (...) and it makes you miss them too"	POS
United States	Jen Chaney Vulture	"It invites its audience to see the band’s success from a deeper, more contextualized point of view. (...) There are some lovely moments that illuminate the mystery and magic of creation"	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"You can’t look the other way (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Kevin Maher The Times	"A musical documentary with gripping depth (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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