Well, as a huge Sparks fan, I loved this film...but when I started reading some of the negative reviews here, (5 stars or lower), I have to admit, the film had its flaws.
The positives are that so many people from Sparks' long past participated. The brothers seemed very honest and forthcoming about their career. Lots of wisecracks, but Ron's witty sarcasm did not dominate the entire time, and he was very open and serious about their career.
The negatives have been covered in other reviews...there is a LOT of "They released their next album. It didn't sell. They went to work on a new album...." I love when stories are told in chronological order, but this film desperately needed breaks in the timeline to mix it up. Also, I don't think they got into as much detail as they should have concerning the many, many (many) times Ron and Russ fired band members, got new session players, fired them, hired new folks, etc. WHY??
Ron showed a smidgen of regret for sacking the British band after the 2nd album, but come on. They sacked band member after band member over the years, and nothing was covered.
The positives are that so many people from Sparks' long past participated. The brothers seemed very honest and forthcoming about their career. Lots of wisecracks, but Ron's witty sarcasm did not dominate the entire time, and he was very open and serious about their career.
The negatives have been covered in other reviews...there is a LOT of "They released their next album. It didn't sell. They went to work on a new album...." I love when stories are told in chronological order, but this film desperately needed breaks in the timeline to mix it up. Also, I don't think they got into as much detail as they should have concerning the many, many (many) times Ron and Russ fired band members, got new session players, fired them, hired new folks, etc. WHY??
Ron showed a smidgen of regret for sacking the British band after the 2nd album, but come on. They sacked band member after band member over the years, and nothing was covered.