I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (2002)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Sam Jones

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

First-time filmmaker and award-winning photographer Sam Jones documents the recording of Wilco's album, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot."

Plot Keywords:

Record Company | Music Business | Employment Dismissal | Rock Music | Musician

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Cast

Jeff Tweedy	...	Himself
John Stirratt	...	Himself
Leroy Bach	...	Himself
Glenn Kotche	...	Himself
Jay Bennett	...	Himself
Greg Kot	...	Himself
Tony Margherita	...	Himself
Fred Armisen	...	Himself
Wes Orshoski	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Bentley
David Bither
Lin Brehmer
Chris Brickley
Ken Coomer	...	Himself
David Fricke
Chris Green
Josh Greir
Daniel Herbst
Howie Klein
Miiri Kotche
Marty Lennartz
Fred Longberg Holm
Ron Lowe
Susan Miller Tweedy
Jim O'Rourke
Jonathan Parker
Jason Tobias
Sam Tweedy
Spencer Tweedy
Jonathan Valania

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Bona Fide Productions

Movie Connections:

References Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

For Wilco fans... NOT doc fans...

I am fairly confused reading some of the reviews... this was NOT a fly on the wall, eye opening documentary at all. It was something between an EPK and a longform video. Have those of you making such comments seen any real docs? This film looks like what it is... a great photographer who does not know how to tell a story in a cut, just from his still images.

You learn very little about Wilco and if you are not into the music, it is not watchable. There is 33 minutes before any bit of drama or story begins to unfold. All the hyped record label struggle is REFLECTIVE and only one single phone call unfolds before your eye. I found the film great to look at but hard to watch. It looks like something that was controlled, curbed and guided, not a REAL documentary. I happen to love YHF and the most enjoyable part of this film was hearing those songs but it was a complete distraction to the story.

Some Kind of Monster is a FAR FAR superior film and I cant stomach the music of Metallica. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart is flat, uninspiring and in general does not serve the story it is said to represent...

ash =o)