Let me start by saying that as a Rastafarian who grew up with the Bob Marley story as part of my culture I was almost certain I would hate this movie but I did not. When I saw who was playing Bob i thought he looked nothing like him. The actor looked too Hollywood and I still feel the same. He played Ken in the Barbie movie for crying out loud. However I thought he did well enough, even though parts of it seemed too much like mimicking. I think he should have marinated longer in that juice for it to feel more natural. The lip syncing was on point and when they did not use Bob Marley's actual voice i was not horrified. Even the Jamaican patois and accent was good enough.
As some reviewers have pointed, some of the movie felt rushed. There was enough material to make a longer movie. As I expected, they layed thick the idea of one love which, contrary to what is advertised in the west to make Bob Marley a softer and more commercial product was not central to his and Rastafarian ideology. Bob Marley was a black freedom fighter, a rebel and a revolutionary who used a guitar instead of a gun. That was the only difference. If the movie had been longer they could have highlighted his relationship with Miss World Cindy Breakespear which produced Damian Marley. The independence celebration in Zimbabwe was another highlight of Marley's life that was eventful. There were a few inaccuracies I think were intentional to make the movie shorter. Like the beating of his crooked manager that did not take place in 1978 Europe but in 1980 Gabon, Africa. All that said, for someone not too familiar with Bob Marley they won't really learn much about who the man was. For those more familiar, this movie is a nice entertaining accessory full of great music.
As some reviewers have pointed, some of the movie felt rushed. There was enough material to make a longer movie. As I expected, they layed thick the idea of one love which, contrary to what is advertised in the west to make Bob Marley a softer and more commercial product was not central to his and Rastafarian ideology. Bob Marley was a black freedom fighter, a rebel and a revolutionary who used a guitar instead of a gun. That was the only difference. If the movie had been longer they could have highlighted his relationship with Miss World Cindy Breakespear which produced Damian Marley. The independence celebration in Zimbabwe was another highlight of Marley's life that was eventful. There were a few inaccuracies I think were intentional to make the movie shorter. Like the beating of his crooked manager that did not take place in 1978 Europe but in 1980 Gabon, Africa. All that said, for someone not too familiar with Bob Marley they won't really learn much about who the man was. For those more familiar, this movie is a nice entertaining accessory full of great music.