I, for one, am glad that someone has made a film about this singer/songwriter. The film does fill in some of the questions I had about his life (for example, when I learned in the mid 1990s that he had died of a heart attack, I wondered where he'd been and what he was doing in the years prior to his death as he had somewhat disappeared from view). I also like the fact that many of his contemporaries and musician friends who knew him from the late 1960s & 1970s were given the opportunity to share their thoughts about him. It gives the film viewer insight into Nilsson's talent and also his personal weaknesses.
The final minutes of the film discusses Nilsson's marriage and family --this answered another question for me as when I read his obit it stated he had 6 children. Featuring an interview with his Irish wife as well as statements from some of his children adds further glimpses into this talented man. The film does hint there's a lesson to be gleaned from learning about Nilsson's life (i.e., the perils of achievement/success and subsequent overindulgence). I was grateful, too, as a balance, that the love he and his wife and children shared was also portrayed.
The final minutes of the film discusses Nilsson's marriage and family --this answered another question for me as when I read his obit it stated he had 6 children. Featuring an interview with his Irish wife as well as statements from some of his children adds further glimpses into this talented man. The film does hint there's a lesson to be gleaned from learning about Nilsson's life (i.e., the perils of achievement/success and subsequent overindulgence). I was grateful, too, as a balance, that the love he and his wife and children shared was also portrayed.