- Network: HBO
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 8, 2018
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings
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Positive: 11 out of 14
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David Bowie: The Last Five YearsYour Score0 out of 10User ScoreGenerally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings
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Jan 9, 2018I thought this came out a year ago, no? I enjoyed the newer archival footage and the interviews around the last albums and the final tour, but felt for a doc called "The Last 5 Years" that there was too much focus on the pre-Reality Bowie, that wasn't particularly aimed at giving context to the last stages. Overall though, still very strong.
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Although this is a serious and inevitably sad film, there is also great joy in it.
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The Last Five Years will be a must for even casual Bowie fans, who are most likely still reeling from their idol’s absence. It captures the ever-changing artist in his most surprising incarnation yet: a mortal man.
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If you are unfamiliar with the final, fertile phase of Bowie's career — which followed his retirement from performing, after a 2004 onstage heart attack — this is a fine introduction. If you know the period, there are many odd delights: goofy tour-stop footage, behind the scenes glimpses of videos in production, a good taste of "Lazarus" in rehearsal on stage, tales of genial collaboration, and lots of music.