It's So Easy and Other Lies

Name: It's So Easy and Other Lies
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 3, 2016
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 35

2016

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XLrator Media | Release Date: June 3, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Based on his New York Times best-selling memoir and featuring exclusive archival footage, this authorized music documentary of Duff McKagan – founding member and bass player for Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver and other bands – chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and fortune, his near-fatal struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, and hisBased on his New York Times best-selling memoir and featuring exclusive archival footage, this authorized music documentary of Duff McKagan – founding member and bass player for Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver and other bands – chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and fortune, his near-fatal struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, and his remarkable life transformation.… Expand

Director: Christopher Duddy

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 84 min

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Katie Walsh

Jun 2, 2016

It’s So Easy suffers from an approach that leans more on telling than showing, and we just have to take his word for it that his life’s events are that fascinating. Read full review

Alex McCown

Jun 1, 2016

The film is too much of a cut-and-paste mess to coast by on the charms of its protagonist. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Jun 3, 2016

The movie has an undeniable black hole at its center in the fact that it barely mentions Axl Rose, and includes no original Guns N' Roses recordings. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jun 6, 2016

It's So Easy and Other Lies makes for a tedious cinematic experience that will only be appreciated by McKagan's hard-core fans. And even they're likely to come away less than enthusiastic. Read full review

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Nov 23, 2016

It's Duff telling his life story in this really wanky kind of way. It keeps coming back to him on a dimly lit stage with five or six musician softly playing Guns n' Roses tunes, reading from the book he wrote. For some reason, there's bits of paper animation interspersed with the interviewsIt's Duff telling his life story in this really wanky kind of way. It keeps coming back to him on a dimly lit stage with five or six musician softly playing Guns n' Roses tunes, reading from the book he wrote. For some reason, there's bits of paper animation interspersed with the interviews - maybe trying to do a Montage of Heck kinda thing. Occasionally it'll cut to Slash in a black vinyl booth piecing together the story which is all this movie is really worth. Whenever Slash appears it's apparent that he's the only one that made it out of that band and into middle age with his cool intact.… Expand

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