My Morning Jacket: Okonokos (2006) (V)

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Directors:

Sam Erickson
Wyatt Smith (co-director)

Release Date:

30 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Cast

Jon Boxerman	...	Magic
Carl Broemel	...	Himself / Guitar
Patrick Hallahan	...	Himself / Drums
Jen Hoenigsberg	...	Unicorn
Jim James	...	Himself / Guitar
Bo Koster	...	Himself / Keyboards
Two-Tone Tommy	...	Himself / Bass

Also Known As:

Okonokos! (USA) (closing credits title)

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

44 Pictures

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When "The Man With The Llama" first steps out of the mansion and is leading the animal along, there is a brief glimpse of a crew member visible on the left side of the screen, right before the shots change.

Best concert DVD I have seen

I was lucky enough to see My Morning Jacket on the Z tour (during which Okonokos was recorded), and i have to applaud this film for how well it brings MMJ's stage show to the screen. One Big Holiday and Lay Low induce the same headbanging, Lowdown the same glee, and Dondante the same chills that they do live. The cinematography is impeccable--time is spent pretty evenly among the band, instead of just focusing on Jim James. There's also a sense that this is a concert--interspersed throughout are good crowd shots, both closeups and wide shots. Marc Brickman's lighting direction is amazing, i only wish he had run lights for the entire tour. Okonokos is lightning in a bottle. The band is at the top of their game, the sound mix is impeccable, and even the goofy (and brief) "storyline" is fun. Any lover of My Morning Jacket-- any lover of music, for that matter--should watch Okonokos.