Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      You See Me Laughin'

      Released Jun 2, 2002 1 hr. 26 min. Documentary Music List
      Reviews 80% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Blending performance and recollections from some of the world's foremost blues performers, this documentary focuses on a rich American musical tradition. Among those profiled are R.L. Burnside, T-Model Ford and other charismatic bluesmen, who explain the origins of their art and the struggles for black performers who came of age in the Jim Crow South. Several of movie's elderly subjects died around the time of its release, making their on-screen presence all the more poignant. Read More Read Less

      Audience Reviews

      View All (12) audience reviews
      Audience Member an amazing Documentary, about some really fascinating Mississippi country bluesmen who don't play the blues to become rich or become famous they just play for themselves and because they love to play the blues. The makers of the documentary (who have a recording company) goal has been to record these guys and get there music out there, to share there music with the world. Each bluesman has a story to tell about life in Mississippi. These men are old storytellers taking about life through the Blues. They are interesting characters who have lead very colourful lives. I feel bluesmen are the last really great storytellers. There is something about the Blues that just draws you in, you don't have to be a great singer or guitar player to sing the blues it about the emotion of what they are singing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A moderately interesting movie at best. The movie itself has no revolutionary information, nor is it particularly creative in its format. It is a by the book documentary of a half-dozen people that work in a relatively minor music genre. Without a strong interest in Blues music and its history, there is no reason to see this film. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Hvor livsbekræftende kan det lige blive at have "the blues"?!? Hvem der dog bare havde chancen for et kig ind i Junior Kimbroughs Juke Joint. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Finally got a chance to see this again. And sadly it's not as good a documentary as I thought on first wieving. It's more like a 90 minute comercial for Fat Possum Records, but it's at least a good one. You get some of their stories and a lot of fat possum's. But it's totally worth it. Theres not just some ass kicking music in it, but seeing those guys play is last chance for an 'over seas' guy like me. Not considering most of them are dead now.. And let me just tell you. You'll get a whole new opinion of cool. These guys are not cool due to their attitude like most rappers, rockers and funkers these days. They're cool because there's simply no other way to describe them. Not trying. Just being! I would have given an arm to be in Junior's Juke Joint before it burned down seeing these guys, but I would probably have been waay too white to even stand casually in there. Anyway, the obligatory "If you're a blues fan..." of course applies here so.. I hope you all are! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member One toothed guitar-picking, butter knife fretting really makes for an interesting documentary. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Great documentary about a bunch of Fat Possum artists, including my favorite R.L. Burnside. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      More Like This

      View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
      Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

      Photos

      View All You See Me Laughin' photos

      You See Me Laughin'

      You See Me Laughin' (2003) You See Me Laughin' (2003) You See Me Laughin' (2003) You See Me Laughin' (2003) View more photos

      Critics Reviews

      View All (4) Critics Reviews
      A.O. Scott New York Times A churning, affectionate group portrait, a cinematic pendant to a New Yorker piece Jay McInerney wrote about Fat Possum a few years back. Rated: 3/5 Nov 11, 2004 Full Review Laura Sinagra Village Voice It introduces us to the Fat Possum label's roster of self-taught players against a backdrop of poverty and otherworldly Delta remoteness. Nov 9, 2004 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 4/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 4/5 Nov 13, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Blending performance and recollections from some of the world's foremost blues performers, this documentary focuses on a rich American musical tradition. Among those profiled are R.L. Burnside, T-Model Ford and other charismatic bluesmen, who explain the origins of their art and the struggles for black performers who came of age in the Jim Crow South. Several of movie's elderly subjects died around the time of its release, making their on-screen presence all the more poignant.
      Director
      Mandy Stein
      Executive Producer
      Paul Mezey, Tyler Brodie, Hunter Gray
      Production Co
      Journeyman Pictures
      Genre
      Documentary, Music
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 2, 2002, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 19, 2020