Kevin Macdonald's MARLEY opens to 4* reviews

Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald's MARLEY, the definitive documentary of reggae legend Bob Marley, opens in UK cinemas 20th April 2012. Fellow UA client, Alwin Kuchler BSC, is the Director of Photography

Telegraph (4*):

Macdonald and his team certainly know how to make the movie sing.

Guardian (4*):

Bob Marley emerges as an almost Napoleonic figure in Kevin Macdonald's passionate but partisan documentary

... an immensely detailed overview of Marley's life and times.

Time Out (4*):

... mercifully, while Macdonald has nothing but praise for Marley as a musician and political figurehead, he is willing to lay out the bare facts, warts and all.

... there’s a huge amount to enjoy ... It’s even enough to win over those who are not fully paid-up fans of his music. And though some longtime followers of Marley may find themselves surprised or even shocked by some of the revelations Macdonald offers up, such an honest depiction can only contribute to a deeper appreciation of this remarkable artist.

Time Out New York (5*)

A “redemption song” for anyone dreaming of a musician profile done right.

... brought to life by The Last King of Scotland’s Kevin Macdonald with a rare degree of complexity.

Screen Daily:

[The] inspiring official cinematic story, a must-see event for the faithful, which should bring a new army of followers ... The official doc’s access to family and music should also preclude any competing Marley–ologies for a while, making it a one-stop reference point. 

Entertainment Weekly (A-):

When I saw Marley a deeply entrancing new documentary about him, I learned just how much I didn't know ... Marley was directed by the gifted Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), who shows off his chops not by doing anything dazzling — the film is documentary prose, not poetry — but by treating Marley as a man of depth and nuance, of inner light and shadow.