Kate Winslet Movie:

		List Price: $14.98		Label: Lions Gate Salesrank: 30182 Released: May 21, 2002
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		MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 12/21/2004 Rating: R

Being Mick: You Would if You Could Reviews:
Fame Has It's Perks (don't mean Bill W.)
2009-01-25 - I was prepared to not like this DVD very much (I rented it first) but Mick is having such a great time and is such a charmer that it gradually won me over. It's fun to see what Sir Mick is up to between Stones tours.

I agree with another reviewer that his solo work is overproduced...best to leave it spontaneous ala the Stones.

There are some neat vignettes on the DVD:

One of Mick's daughters warning him to not bring home a female younger than her.

A 9 YO girl in Florida stops Mick and asks him "Are you the lead singer with the Rolling Stones?" --a question more likely to have been asked in 1965 rather than 2001-- Mick is gracious to the youngun' (he has a 9 YO daughter at the time) and gives the girl time to tell him Britney Spears 'stole' his song on her CD.

In NYC Mick runs into vocal trouble and is quickly ushered into the offices of 'Dr Kessler',an ENT specialist to vocal stars, and we are given a photo of Micks famous layrnx from the doc.

All in all a fun show, lot of fluff but enjoyable for Stones completists.

The DVD is currently selling here for $1.95 new and is certainly worth that!

A very good television documentary.
2008-06-19 - If you want to know how Mick Jagger works when he's surrounded by great artists, then this is the best documentary.

Awsome Video
2006-11-05 - We thought that Being Mick was a great video. My daughter and I are big Rolling Stones fans. I hope to find more videos like this in the future.

CLEVER, CAMPY, AND YES, ENTERTAINING.
2005-06-21 - If you are a Stones/Jagger fan, or even not, who enjoys quality entertainment you will find this one hour documentary a pleasing work. It is a unique glimpse into Jagger's work and family life. It is nicely edited, well paced, and leaves the viewer wishing for more.

On the music side there is Bono, Wycliff Jean, Pete Townsend and Lenny Kravitz. Watch for the little comments that Jagger and others make throughout this video. Pay attention when Jagger enters Kravitz's house. Very funny stuff. Jagger tapes most of this on a consumer level DV video camera and the quality is excellent.

Kate Winslet and Elton John are also seen. It is also revealing to see Jagger's devotion to his family and his children. His views on the institution of marriage are very interesting indeed. It also has a very insightful little bit of an exchange between him and former wife Jerry Hall while riding in a car.

Check it out! A very nice addition to the DVD library for me and I recommend it most highly.

Jumpin' Jack Flash!
2005-03-30 - This movie is great fun. One guy above panned it for being a thinly-veiled PR piece and that's very obviously what it is... but it's fun to be able to glimpse into Mick's world and see how a Rolling Stone spends his golden years. He's very campy and funny, which is great. It's also fun to watch him sing old Grahm Parsons and Rolling Stones songs by the piano. And it's funny to see his mild-mannered dad sitting in the background of so many scenes.

What I don't get though is how some people give it five stars. This is not "Citizen Cain" folks! People need to get a clue about how to work the Amazon.com rating system. Five stars should be reserved for classics, one star for crap. Three stars should me "worth buying but it won't change your life." That's how I'd rate this.

I will say this... the renditions of the songs that appear on "Goddess" sound great on here, in their raw form. It's when he gets in the studio and labors over them that they start to sound like crud. He needs to learn that you shouldn't overproduce your records! I mean, how great would a striped-down blues record from the Stones be at this stage in their career?