About this movie
- Genres:
- Music, Documentary
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:37:59
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2008
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Jimmy Page
- The Edge
- Jack White
Directors
- Davis Guggenheim
Producers
- Thomas Tull
- Davis Guggenheim
- Lesley Chilcott
- Peter Afterman
It Might Get Loud
Academy Award-winning An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim focuses his probing lens on a subject that's decidedly less urgent but no less fascinating with this look at the electric guitar featuring Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, U2's the Edge, and the White Stripes' Jack White. Growing up, all three guitarists realized their rebellion through music: Page was attempting to subvert the sugary-sweet pop music of the 1960s, the Edge was hell-bent on making the guitar solos of the 1970s a distant memory, and White used his screeching strings to buzz out the droning bass machines of the 1980s. Later, Page makes his way to Headley Grange to revisit the birthplace of "Stairway to Heaven," The Edge digs out the original four-track rehearsals for "Where the Streets Have No Name" in Dublin, and White expresses his exuberance for revered bluesman Son House -- all the while displaying their deep love for their instrument of choice by permitting the viewer a rare chance to see them refining as-yet-unreleased material. When the trio comes together for a landmark jam session, their spectacularly diverse styles and instruments become just as apparent as the shared passion that binds them all together.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
80%
percent positive reviews
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Ian Nathan, Empire MagazineThe mood's too good-spirited, and in that there are great pleasures - not least the sound-of-mind thinking of three rockers putting paid to the tired clich of burbling rock gods trapped in their...
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Derek Adams, Time Out
The film might have benefited from a trim and a more linear approach, but mostly it fulfils its role as an illuminating homage to both the protagonists involved and, above all, the guitar as...
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Cosmo Landesman, Times [UK]
For guitar freaks and fans of these guys, the film gives you a unique chance to hang out with some real guitar heroes.
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Andrew Pulver, Guardian [UK]
A bizarre follow-up to the fifth biggest cinema documentary of all time, and one that's as testing on the patience as a 10-minute guitar solo with extra tremolo.
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Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald
For once a film's tagline strikes the right note. ''It might not affect the way you play guitar, but it will change how you listen.''
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