The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Name: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: December 12, 2020
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Andy Gibb, Barry Gibb, Eric Clapton, Lulu, Mark Ronson

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HBO Documentary Films | Release Date (Streaming): December 12, 2020 | TV-MA

Starring: Andy Gibb, Barry Gibb, Eric Clapton, Lulu, Mark Ronson, Maurice Gibb, Mykael S. Riley, Noel Gallagher, Peter Brown, Robin Gibb, Vince Lawrence, Vince Melouney

Summary: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart chronicles the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 No. 1 hits throughout their career, transcending more than five decades of changingThe Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart chronicles the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 No. 1 hits throughout their career, transcending more than five decades of changing tastes and styles.… Expand

Director: Frank Marshall

Genre(s): Music, Documentary

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 111 min

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Gwen Ihnat

Dec 9, 2020

The doc’s examination of the band’s creative process contains some of its most riveting moments. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Dec 11, 2020

An exemplary lesson in how to make a revealing rockumentary, “The Bee Gees” (premiering Saturday) will satisfy lifelong skeptics and loyal fans. It’s less of the usual tract (we had them all wrong!) and more of a reckoning with the profound degree of artistry and accomplishment that should be the last word on any Bee Gees story. The movie is also a unique consideration of the phenomenon of rise and fall, and how one learns to live with it. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Dec 13, 2020

The Bee Gees were adored, hated and as seen through Marshall's lens, somewhat forgotten. Yet after watching this documentary, even if you didn't have an especially deep love for the band in their heyday, you might find yourself humming those tunes all over again. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Dec 12, 2020

This is a rock documentary that doesn’t just recount a band’s rise, breakup, and successful reunion, though it does do that. It invites its audience to see the band’s success from a deeper, more contextualized point of view. Read full review

Donald Clarke

Dec 12, 2020

As the band explains in this excellent documentary from Frank Marshall (whose odd career has taken in Arachnophobia, Congo and Alive), it took them five months to go from obscurity in Australia to careering about swinging London with The Beatles. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Dec 12, 2020

It’s not particularly revelatory for fans, covering such a long expanse of time that it’s perhaps necessarily a little shallow in places. It is, however, a sometimes fascinating look at a career that had highs and lows even fans may not know about, as well as the tricky dynamics of creating music with your family. Read full review

The Guardian Andrew Pulver

Dec 11, 2020

An interesting, grown-up musical profile. Read full review

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MischaGER

Dec 26, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful, poignant and electrifying; "The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" is the music documentary of the year and one that is about your songs that have long been bigger than your life itself.

This documentary explores the facets of the Bee Gees' history, with some never-before-seen footage and interviews with Sir Barry Gibb "the last man standing" and archival interviews with the late twin brothers Robin and Maurice.

The documentary tells the story of the Brothers Gibb, from their beginning in Australia to the unforgettable Sixties as they emulated their idols the Beatles, the painful separation and their grandiose comeback as pioneers of the disco sound to innovative studio technology and the invention of the drum loop.

Frank Marshall has created a period document with never-before-seen concert footage from the 1979 Spirit Having Flown Tour, and the scenes that unfold in the studio are some of the most unforgettable moments in music history.

This documentary will leave everyone reminiscing about the much-loved band and, by extension, your childhood, but will also take younger viewers on a journey they won't soon forget. An honest and heartbreaking look at the history of the Brothers Gibb and their genius as one of the best songwriters in music history, equal with Lennon/McCartney.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Dec 15, 2020

It falls short? Yes, but not for lack of intent but because it would be impossible to encapsulate in less than two hours a 50-year old career, but for a fan like me, it was quite enjoyable.

It may not be an epic documentary, but I enjoyed it, and ultimately, that's what counts.

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LisaLR1

May 28, 2021

"The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart," the music documentary directed by Frank Marshall about Iconic band The Bee Gees, shines when sharing so much of the brilliant and successful music of The Brothers Gibb, much of the film narrated by the sole survivor of the band, lead singer"The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart," the music documentary directed by Frank Marshall about Iconic band The Bee Gees, shines when sharing so much of the brilliant and successful music of The Brothers Gibb, much of the film narrated by the sole survivor of the band, lead singer and songwriter Barry Gibb, proving that their music is truly timeless. But, I found the film faltered by not diving deeper into the struggles of the band, including only a brief spot focusing on their early breakup, no mention of Bee Gees starring in the 1978 Robert Stigwood produced, failed musical film, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," and short on the brothers various struggles over the years with addictions, leading to the losses of brothers Andy (1988), Maurice (2003) and Robin (2012), briefly focused in the film. I didn't really feel like I learned anything new about The Brothers Gibb from the documentary that I didn't already know. Still, the documentary thrives by including all the iconic, great music and I especially enjoyed what director Frank Marshall shared on The Bee Gees early Miami years, Criteria Recording Studios and the Gibb Brothers tremendous contribution to the Miami Sound and the Disco Era.… Expand

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Markshan

Jan 30, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To make a two hour documentary on The Bee Gees and not even have one sentence of narration mentioning the Sgt Pepper movie is absurd. To instead spend 15 minutes blaming their commercial decline on disc jockeys is disingenuous to the point of falsehood.… Expand

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