Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
7.3
2017
1 hr 42 min
Documentary
, Music
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story is a documentary about the life and work of Michael "Mick" Ronson, the guitarist, songwriter, producer and arranger who, in the early part of his career, performed with David Bowie as one of the 'Spiders from Mars'.
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- Cast：
- David Bowie , Angela Bowie , Roger Taylor , Ian Hunter , Rick Wakeman , Joe Elliott , Lulu
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This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
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The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
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This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
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The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
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