Shine a Light

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Audience Member Martin Scorcese's very engaging attempt to capture the best moment's of The Rolling Stones' benefit concert at legendary Beacon Theater in NYC. He manages to tell a lot in between the great music. A fun music documentary even if you are not a Rolling Stones fan, but if you are a fan it is even better. Scorcese provides a lot of laughs as he tries to have his filmmaking sync up with the band's style and rhythm. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review matthew d Shine a Light (2008) is a fun music documentary from Martin Scorsese because it's mostly just a concert of The Rolling Stones, where you get to see the boys play their hearts out. It's especially nice seeing the old clips from young Rolling Stones members talking about their career in interviews. The set list is not perfect, but you get to hear several classics delivered with insane energy and friendly vibes. Mick Jagger is a fascinating character with profound knowledge, good humor, and chaotic energy. Keith Richards is there to play, not to say. Ronnie Wood is hilarious and so bubbly. Charlie Watts seemed like a sweet old soul and a killer jazz style drummer for one of the greatest rock bands of all time. I loved seeing Marty sweating about the entire production from what the set list would be each night to where he wanted the lights. You can see an eager and excited Scorsese, who clearly loves The Rolling Stones, going out of his mind trying to put this documentary together. In short, Shine a Light is like spending a few hours with Martin Scorsese and The Rolling Stones, while watching one of their concerts. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member In Shine A Light, the Stones are reduced to a nostalgia act, playing for an old, rich crowd, with an entourage of backup singers & musicians. Keith Richards does more posing than playing. With apologies to Buddy Guy, who is outstanding, the set list is predictable, no surprises. Every prior Rolling Stones concert film shows them at the top of their game. Shine A Light is sadly overrated & disappointing. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Had been meaning to watch this since last week and while not the biggest Stones fan, I definitely appreciate their music and the influence they've had on so much of popular culture. Decent mix of different guest musicians and singers and the Stones energy, both exhibited and created, is definitely more and more impressive as the years go on. 7.5/10 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Scorsese sadly does little to elevate this to anything other than any other concert on video. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review thomas l Judging it as a documentary film, Scorsese delivers. The footage is well-lit, crystal clear (showing all the wrinkles in painful detail) and edited to make you feel you are right up on stage. As a performance, however, the Stones were in their sixties when this was shot and they simply are nowhere as good as they were in their prime. Keith doesn't have any good licks left, Mick doesn't go for any high notes and I found myself getting bored quickly. Check out concert footage from the early seventies to see them when they were a great live act. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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