Comments on: Review: Alex Gibney’s Fela Kuti Documentary ‘Finding Fela!’ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-alex-gibneys-fela-kuti-documentary-finding-fela-20140822/ Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Philip https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-alex-gibneys-fela-kuti-documentary-finding-fela-20140822/#comment-145111 Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:33 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2014/more/uncategorized/review-alex-gibneys-fela-kuti-documentary-finding-fela-273264/#comment-145111 There is no exclamation point in the title.

]]> By: Sam https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-alex-gibneys-fela-kuti-documentary-finding-fela-20140822/#comment-145112 Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:33 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2014/more/uncategorized/review-alex-gibneys-fela-kuti-documentary-finding-fela-273264/#comment-145112 Caught it at Sheff Doc Fest and think you may be being a tad bit generous with the grade.
To me, the film never found its footing, and didn't know whether it wanted to be about this musical or Fela himself.
However, Fela and his music are so magnetic that it pulls the film through, even if you never get a very nuanced portrait of the man. Could have used another edit.

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