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Rating: - In here, somewhere, he is
"I'm not there" is simply brilliant and creative. This biopic portrays the many reinventions of Bob Dylan. He is first portrayed an 11 year old black boy named Woody who is full of ideals and hopes (and lies as well); his life is a made-up tale that is quickly uncovered personifying Dylan's stories about himself when he first started. He is then portrayed by Christian Bale as a born-again singer (Christian Bale). Ben Wishaw plays a poet who is being interrogated by unseen authorities as to why he has stop protesting. He is also a sort of narrator to this movie. Heath Ledger plays the actor Jack Rollins who struggles with fame and maintaining his family. Cate Blanchett plays the despondent, drugged ... Read More

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Rating: - What's the Point??
Was there any purpose served in trying to portray Dylan in this manner? Was any insight offered? Was there some Hollywood come-as-your-favorite-rock-star party that this thing developed out of? What's next, "The Life and Times of Jimi Hendrix" played by the Muppets?

I stand confused your honor......

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Rating: - A Montage of Mid-20th Century Cinema--Bravo Haynes, and a Glass to the Bard
There is something about "I'm Not There" that lets you know at once it is more than a biopic showing six different facets of the subject. Yes, the characters change from the exuberant, tall-tale telling Woody(Marcus Carl Franklin), to Arthur Rimbaud (Ben Wishaw), poet, being interrogated in a principal's or detective's or someone's office, to entitled and spoiled Jude Quinn (Cate Blanchett), to movie star Robbie (Ledger) to folk "hero" Jack Rollins (Bale) to Billy the Kid (Gere) and back and forth between them. This is an homage, as Todd Haynes reveals on the commmentator track, to all the different film styles in the sixties and seventies, to the directors- he mentions Fellini, Goddard, and Peckinpah ... Read More

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Rating: - Confusing and boring - a brave failure from Todd Haynes
"I'm Not There" is a brave attempt to capture the essence of the enigma that is Bob Dylan. Director Todd Haynes goes out on a limb with some artsy manouvers: firstly, a whole series of actors depict different sides of Dylan's personality, secondly a lot of the biographical information is skewed or simply made-up, and thirdly the film consists of a number of vignettes based on actual performances and interviews rather than telling a story. Sadly the film is a failure. The multiple actors are off-putting, the fictional elements are confusing, and without any narrative thrust the whole thing soon becomes very boring. The liberal use of Bob Dylan's music is the only thing that redeems it. Better to watch Scorsese's ... Read More

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Rating: - excellent
i'm a big dylan fan. i loved this movie. it makes you thing about dylan's work and his personal life and makes excellent attempts to portray the forces that shaped his art, personality and life. this is a wonderful film if you open your mind and scrap any expectations. Haynes does a magnificent job and his art and vision was greatly appreciated. dylan's spirit and history is in every moment of this epic tour de force and the respect and admiration for dylan is everywhere. this film is an excellent addition to the dylan landscape. it's value will increase with time.