Marley: Press reviews

'A testament befitting a legend'

'a detailed, finely edited character study'

'A fascinating study of the man and his music, and while there is more to be told it's well worth a watch'

'A fascinating and occasionally moving insight that humanises a legend'

'A great music documentary'

'Kevin Macdonald's sharp-witted documentary will be the definitive film about Bob Marley.'

At Berlin: 'Macdonald and his team certainly know how to make the movie sing.'

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

'An earlier cut allegedly ran to four hours; if Macdonald were to release that version as a Scorsese-style BBC4 double bill, I'd gladly watch the lot.'

'Like all great documentaries, it will leave you feeling all stirred up'

'Though longtime followers of Marley may find themselves surprised or even shocked by some of the revelations Macdonald offers, such an honest depiction can only contribute to a deeper appreciation of this remarkable artist'

'Every second is earned in Macdonald's long, generous and rigorously detailed Bob doc. You might wish for more live material but what's here is stirring, probing and moving'

'The film is never less than cogent in the tribute that it pays, but there are still times when you want it to dive into the music and be swept away.'

'The problem with Marley is the reverential distance it keeps'