“Arena: Bob Marley Exodus” (2007) – Review #5

I like Bob Marley and so does the director of this film. The film is a portrait of the album “Exodus” and of the year it was made, 1977. Unfortunately it’s also a weak film – it’s exceptionally difficult to understand Bob’s dialect and with no sub-titles most of the audience lost the central points when I watched it at CPH:DOX 2008. The narrative is centered around a completely unremarkable event; the unveiling of a plaque on some street in London where Bob did something.

Part of the mission of Lovedox is to spread the love for documentary films and I’d love to say something good about this film, but it’s just not very good.

IMDB: 7.6 (10 votes) / 90 minutes
Directed by: Anthony Wall