Reinaldo Marcus Green directs Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch and James Norton in this musical biopic of Bob Marley.

Love the man, love the music. This is a flat, family approved whitewash which really struggles to hold the attention. Maybe alright if you care about the deeper story behind certain lyrics but even then only if you believe the fairy tales being conjured up here. Lacks the immersive sensuality of an Ali or a Marie Antoinette. Misses the epic cheese of a Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Perfect Double Bill: Marley (2012)

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