2024
·104m
Bob Marley: One Love
Summary
Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.
Director, Screenplay
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Screenplay
Frank E. Flowers
Screenplay
Terence Winter
Screenplay
Zach Baylin
Reviews
r96sk
February 14, 2024
It's fine, just nothing all that memorable.
I had a pleasant enough time viewing <em>'Bob Marley: One Love'</em>, though it does kinda seem a bit hollow post-watch - as in I don't feel like I've learned much nor actually seen that much, the movie has like three noteworthy events but then that's kinda it. The music from those involved also didn't feel amazingly utilised, I guess they didn't want it to be too jukebox-y.
Kingsley Ben-Adir does well in the lead role as Bob Marley himself. I'm not a Marley superfan or anything close, I basically only know his biggest hits, but the resemblance of Ben-Adir seemed off to me - a thought that was only solidified when the real Marley appears via archive footage at the end. Perhaps that's just me, though.
Lashana Lynch gives a good performance, spearheading the rest of the cast who are alright; interesting to see James Norton, Michael Gandolfini too... even if I didn't realise it was Gandolfini until the credits. Overall, it does feel like the film only scratches the surface of Marley's life. I wanted more from it, but to be fair it is still a decent flick in my opinion.
