Even though I'm into music history and know a lot of the names in the business, I never heard of David Foster. I heard his name for the first time last year, as my girlfriend is obsessed with Real Housewifes of Beverly Hills. So this documentary was literally the first I have ever learned about the man. And boy... the movie didn't make him look good.
The structure of the documentary is somewhat chaotic. You would see random stories of tragedy or "heartfelt" moments, but never digs any deeper than few minutes, before it goes on to show Foster's next great success.
Like a story of a daughter he gave up for adoption 30 years ago. 30 years later she show up in his life, but he doesn't have time for her, as he will be spread too thin - having a lot of kids already. End of story.
Why was that included? What was it supposed to tell us viewers? That Foster doesn't have time for a long lost daughter, he gave up for adoption? I'm really not sure, as the documentary doesn't explain this relationship further.
So I'm a bit confused what I have just watched; a list of achievements, which he literally shows off on his piano with a lot of Grammy's - or a window to actually learn who the man is?
Comparing it to other biographical documentaries like "Amy", "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck" or George Harrison: Living in the Material World, I knew their music very well, but I had no clue who they were as human beings. Those documentaries gave a unique window into their life, fears, success, struggles and so on. And even though they were different generations of musicians, I could feel who they were and even identify myself with their lives - minus all the musical succes.
But we never really see this in this documentary. After watching it, I know his discography now - but I still don't really know who he is, as a human.
The structure of the documentary is somewhat chaotic. You would see random stories of tragedy or "heartfelt" moments, but never digs any deeper than few minutes, before it goes on to show Foster's next great success.
Like a story of a daughter he gave up for adoption 30 years ago. 30 years later she show up in his life, but he doesn't have time for her, as he will be spread too thin - having a lot of kids already. End of story.
Why was that included? What was it supposed to tell us viewers? That Foster doesn't have time for a long lost daughter, he gave up for adoption? I'm really not sure, as the documentary doesn't explain this relationship further.
So I'm a bit confused what I have just watched; a list of achievements, which he literally shows off on his piano with a lot of Grammy's - or a window to actually learn who the man is?
Comparing it to other biographical documentaries like "Amy", "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck" or George Harrison: Living in the Material World, I knew their music very well, but I had no clue who they were as human beings. Those documentaries gave a unique window into their life, fears, success, struggles and so on. And even though they were different generations of musicians, I could feel who they were and even identify myself with their lives - minus all the musical succes.
But we never really see this in this documentary. After watching it, I know his discography now - but I still don't really know who he is, as a human.
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