SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

jdesando I once succeeded with an attractive older woman because we shared a poetry lovers' delight in Leonard Cohen's Suzanne. A singer/composer who doesn't need U2 for background deserves a tribute by with singers who do. Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man is an entertaining tribute documentary that took place in January 2006 at the Sydney Opera House. Album genius producer Hal Willner has arranged 13 performances in the "Came So Far for Beauty" concert. Although Nick Cave and the Wainrights among others could hold their own in concert, when they successfully cover Cohen's songs in Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, there's a slight disappointment that the basso gravel voice himself is not singing. After all, he composed the poetry and melodies, in a distinctively soulful, weary signature style that says, "I did this. Let me tell you about it." So, you can anticipate both my praise and criticism: Cohen's songs transfer remarkably well to other singers, especially Cave (Even with a Vegas attitude his Suzanne is effective) and Rufus Wainright (His oft-performed rendition of Hallelujah reveals a song that can endure even Rufus's emendations). The singers carry an experience and innocence respectively, as Cohen does. Cohen's conversations with director Lian Lunson are the most interesting parts of the documentary: his being a poet in Montreal, a hipster in New York, and a monk in a Mt. Baldy Zen monastery. All the time, however, he is cool enough to avoid revealing too much about himself, but then, that's the mystery of his songs as well. He just makes you long to know why he left his art and came back to it. He doesn't tell.When Cohen finally sings Tower of Song, I knew why he was being feted, albeit too unctuously by Bono, and why he sings his compositions better than anyone else. Because he sometimes takes up to a year on one, the care and feeling show in his weathered voice and heavily-lidded eyes. His smirk is not smug either: It mirrors a translucent soul that loves humanity in all its weaknesses, as he loves himself in all his. Deservedly.

maudebasset My husband, two younger friends and I saw the Leonard Cohen movie the other night. We were blown away by the music, the story, and the documentary. My husband and I came of age in the 60's and are thrilled that Leonard Cohen has not given up writing songs. His work withstands the test of time. Also the movie works as a documentary as well, holding interest while moving the soul with the musical interpretations. I hope this will introduce a whole new group to his poetry and music. As a sidebar, watching this movie introduced me to a few performers I'd never heard of such as Antony. His voice is so compelling and soul-stirring.

leilapostgrad Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man is part concert, part interview, and in-between are all these amazing musicians (Rufus Wainwright, Bono, Jarvis Cocker, etc.) waxing philosophical on the musical genius that is Cohen. I, however, learned absolutely nothing about Leonard Cohen from this pretentious and arrogant documentary.I'm not a Cohen fan, personally. I think he's one of those musicians who's worshiped by other musicians so that they can sound really cool and pompous when they say, "You don't know who Leonard Cohen is?" All the musicians talk about Cohen's music being so spiritual and transcendental, and they describe Cohen more like a messiah than a musician.We never see a full facial shot of Cohen during the interviews, always keeping a part of him secret. Cohen spends more camera time reading his poetry than talking about his life. It's as if we're not worthy of seeing and truly knowing "the great" Leonard Cohen. Or maybe he's just too great and mysterious to be understood by the simple lay people.However, I did enjoy the Rufus Wainwright rendition of "Hallelujah" with the three-part harmony. That was pretty. The rest was a highbrow bore.

Stone_Age_Pilot It was a great hybrid, fascinating snippets and tidbits. Allow the filmmaker her vision. I loved the performances, which are all endearingly flawed. Cohen's humility transcends luminosity. Antony's performance tapped like vigilantes in my ribcage. It is true that the interruptions were off-putting, but they can't be labeled as digressions inasmuch as Leonard Cohen was the true star. In fact, several people I spoke with commented that they would have preferred it simply be Cohen sung by Cohen, but I rebut: What about Cohen's legacy? His legacy ( his legends, his mythology) is just as important as the man himself. To see a variety of accomplished performers dare offer their renditions of Cohen is not only compelling, it intoxicates the senses and the imagination. A must see for any Montrealer or admirer of LC or simply poetry.