This movie breaks many of the naturalistic rules of visual storytelling to replace them with its own. But this rarely rises above an expensive in joke for the cognoscenti since those who know little of Bob Dylan’s life are not catered to here – neither are the film buff references of any interest or value, except to geeks.
Little more than a complex home movie, the style of this film makes complete and logical sense in its emotional plausibility. The artist seeks role models and must constantly re-invent himself to stay relevant. Thus, having six actors play Bob Dylan throughout most of his life gets this idea across well. However, this dramatic gimmick never rises to the giddy heights of dramatic device in truly elucidating character since Dylan remains the enigma at the film's end he was at the beginning. This makes the title the most perfect ever coined for a motion picture: I’m Not There – he sure ain’t.
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