It's already been mentioned by someone else but I have to ask it again....WTF is with Alec Baldwin commenting on Gordon Lightfoot?
He's NOT a musician.....he's NOT a Canadian....and as far as it matters he's not a fan it seems...so why do we want to hear his comments about a Canadian musical legend ?
This documentary was done late in Lightfoot's life and what it lacks in vibrancy it makes up with a sort of honesty we don't usually see in public people until honesty can't cost them any fan-base.....such is the case here I suspect although he does seem to be the kind of person who does, and has always done it his way...with a few exceptions he talks about.
A bit about his childhood in Orillia and a bit about his early life as a musician learning both the trade and the politics behind the trade and he learned them both well.
Selections of his songs and several performances enhance this somewhat uninspired piece but if you're a fan of his, this is definitely going to please you.
Not long enough and not comprehensive enough and definitely not featuring enough fellow musicians...many of whom made huge hits with HIS words and emotions, it's still a good documentary and, all in all , a well spent time and a little bit learned about him that I didn't already know.