Made in Jamaica

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Made in Jamaica

2006

2h 0m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Jérôme Laperrousaz examines the influence of reggae on popular culture.

Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Edward Porter

Times (UK)

I'd have preferred Laperrousaz to give more information about the music's history. And fans will probably find the film's performance clips annoyingly short.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 30, 2009

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Anna Smith

Empire Magazine

Shapeless in form but with the characters and talent on display, this is hardly important.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 23, 2009

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

One suspects the film-makers have deliberately excluded numbers of a homophobic nature.

Oct 30, 2009

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Jon Fortgang

Film4

Some great performances and a raw taste of life on the streets of Jamaica, but too ragged and rambling to explain why this music matters.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 23, 2009

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Carmen Gray

Total Film

The haphazard structure chafes against its gritty aspirations.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 23, 2009

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Audience Member

It was very interesting!! I wanna get to know the history, the religion, the spirit, the culture, and the artist in Jamaica more. Gregory Isaacs,Capleton,Dr. Marshall,Bunny Wailer... Bounty Killer and Vybz Kartel were doing shooting together!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Mike M

A diverting jumble that reflects a certain confusion of styles and themes... There are at least two gross editorial lapses here: firstly, a series of encounters with a beautiful young woman who turns out to be a stripper - whose sole function within the film is to drape herself over an embarrassed-looking Gregory Isaacs; secondly, the director's failure to confront Elephant Man on the issue of the homophobia and sexism that proliferates in his lyrics. The scene seems a model of rude musical health, but while Laperrousaz has a high old time at the party, he doesn't concern himself overly with what happens the morning after.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/26/09

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Jérôme Laperrousaz examines the influence of reggae on popular culture.

Director: Jérôme Laperrousaz
Screenwriter: Jérôme Laperrousaz
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 2h 0m