Freedom Uncut

It's very good! 😀 I'd recommend it 👍🏼

Although it drags a little towards the end, this documentary is both informative and inspiring. 🎶 D

His Final Work.

Fantastic documentary and it's been a long time waiting for one which would blow my socks off, yet even though I was glued to the screen it left me feeling sad at the end.

Same happened when I watched tributes to Freddie Mercury, David Bowie and a host of others. Watching this reminds us of what we no longer have.

It's not one of those cheap documentaries which grabs photo's from the interweb and mixes in commentaries from unknowns, its one done "in the best possible taste" and one you will want to watch again. Loved it.

A chronicle of the tumultuous - yet creatively fruitful - period of Michael's life and career following the release of his 1987 solo debut, 'Faith', then through the creation and release of his 1990 follow-up 'Listen Without Prejudice, Vol.1'.

The film features George's incredible, unseen archival and private home footage, giving viewers a first-person account of this dramatic period in his life, revealing how he became one of the most influential recording artists of all time, who alone fought a corner for all artists by challenging the standard recording contract helping to rewrite the rules of the music industry. He talks about why he stepped out of the limelight and turned his back on celebrity.

A cast of celebs who worked with him just shows you how respected he was in the industry. The feature documentary includes the original five supermodels from Oscar®-nominated director David Fincher's "Freedom! '90" video - Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz and Linda Evangelista - who come together for the first time to discuss their experience on the iconic music video. The film also features interviews with some of Michael's most famous friends and music legends, including Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Ricky Gervais, Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson, Tracey Emin, Liam Gallagher, Mary J. Blige, Jean Paul Gaultier, James Corden and Tony Bennett.

I watched this mostly because i'm a big fan of GM and was hoping for more insight into who the man is. We know how George always needed his privacy and this is completely normal. When you're a world-wide megastar at 21, things start to mess with your head. I think he handled it really well. I enjoyed the rare photos and live concert clips of Careless Whisper etc. But the general mood of the documentary was a bit sad. The interviews seemed really cherrypicked and one sided. I learned some new things, like how losing the love of his life affected George. I just wished for more hope, more structure, more celebration. He brought so much joy to the world - this documentary ignores it like it's some small thing.

A fantastic and respectful invitation into the heart of a very private man. Some of the reviews here are weirdly negative, and I don't think the film deserves that. So I want to counter them with an urge that you watch.

I loved George Michael (as a Brit I concur with James Corden's statement that GM was woven into the fabric of UK life for those of us who grew up there in the 80s and 90s) and know all his music so well. So of course it was hard not to sing and dance along! I appreciate the focus on the music, the life behind the songwriting, and the sensitivity and humor the filmmakers lent to the overall.

It's a love story, a legacy film to a man who brought so much joy to the world.