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All I Can Say

2019

Danny Clinch, Taryn Gould ...

Documentary, Self: Shannon Hoon, Blind Melon, Glen Graham ...

6.8

139

Documentary An archive of '90s culture and a philosophical study of fame via the intimate video-diary of Shannon Hoon, the late lead singer of alt-rock band Blind Melon. Hoon died in 1995 of complications from a drug overdose at the age of 28

	Media	Author	Review
		Stephen Whitty Screendaily	"It's guaranteed to become a must-see for fans of the band, or anyone interested in '90s music"
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"A rock star captures his own rise and fall (...) The movie will be most profitably consumed by fans"
		Wes Greene Slant	"An immensely skillful cinematic collage (...) The result is an impressionistic portrait of the late musician that suggests its being transmitted directly from his mind (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"A documentary on Shannon Hoon beautifully humanizes a rock-casualty story (...) It's seeing the disillusionment of stardom psychically shut somebody down, piece by piece, before your eyes (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"'All I Can Say' feels much longer than it actually is (...) It's a cautionary tale but one we've heard so many times before (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Phil Hoad The Guardian	"Many original angles are adventurous (...) It is a fine portrait of a seeker wading through the human reality at the heart of fame (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle	"It’s no small feat, the film and sound edit the filmmakers manage to massage out of the 250 hours of raw video footage Hoon left behind. But proximity does not automatically produce insight (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Andrew Barker Variety	"Hoon is asked how he keeps from getting lost, and he replies that he's always walking around with a video camera (...) He never got that opportunity, but full credit to the makers for giving the rest of us a chance"
		Kevin Crust Los Angeles Times	"It's [the] moments of introspection that set [it] apart from typical rock docs (...) That Hoon lived such a prototypically rock 'n' roll lifestyle, while simultaneously commenting on it is fascinating. And heartbreaking"

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