peterjamesholmes The only redeeming feature is Andre Benjamin's performance as Jimi.Plenty of other people have already listed the problems with this film but for me the main ones are: 1. the many inaccuracies in the story. I know it is not a documentary but the massively increased role for Linda Keith, the inclusion of the imaginary Ida and the vicious assaults on Kathy are all too much 2. the film never seems to be about Jimi so much as these three women's version of him 3. the police and Michael X scenes are crowbarred into the film to make facile political points 4. the music is a joke.

Prismark10 Jimi: All is by My Side is a disjointed and rambling bio pic of the great Jimi Hendrix and rather fictionalised.Andre Benjamin is too laid back and fails to give a spirited performance until the he sings a Beatles song. The film is hampered as the makers could not get the rights to Hendrix's music.The film follows Hendrix in London has he impressed Linda Keith (Imogen Poots) over in the USA, who got him over to Britain and hooked him with a manager. While he is Britain, he impresses people with his guitar playing, takes drugs and womanises like no tomorrow. He gets a girlfriend Kathy Etchingham (Hayley Atwell) who he has a stormy relationship with.The film meanders too much and never even hits third gear. It finishes rather abruptly, I wanted to see him give his iconic performance in Monterey but rights issue probably got in the way I guess.It is no secret that Hendrix died by choking on vomit. Some decades after he died, the police re-investigated the cause of his death. It must have been someone else's vomit he must have choked on!

iamtherobotman I feel some of the reviews here have been overly harsh on this film.Is it entirely accurate? No, but then tell me, what biopic is?It's a real shame though that none of Hendrix' music was featured in the film but then that only serves to credit the makers even more that they managed to creat a wholey enjoyable film without the music of the maestro himself.There was still some fantastic musical moments and the Soundtrack overall done the film justice.There was some excellent acting performances throughout and I feel the casting was remarkably well done in the main. The film gave the overall vibe of the times and how Hendrix came to prominence in the UK before hitting the Monterey music festival.It would be nice to see a biopic of this man made whereby his music is showcased, since that is what he was about and carry it throughout his overly short musical career.Yes, there are errors in this production and that's a real shame in honesty but there are also a lot of accuracies too.Overall, really not a bad film. Is it one for diehard Hendrix fans who know about his life? Well, probably not but for anyone new to the Hendrix phenomenon then sure, it'll serve as a basic outline into how he started in music.

gvlees I really don't care for absolute accuracy in a documentary drama, but to say this didn't capture some semi-divine essence of the man is preposterous. It tied in with the scant knowledge I think I have from purported observers. Jimi was 'discovered' in London even though he was hardly unknown in the musical world in the States ... did he become himself in 60s' London? Maybe. This is a brilliant film by a sensitive director. Did Jimi actually say those wonderful lines: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" ... but a good quote to steal from Gladstone. Shows his sensitivity. And the Michael X stuff is rubbish, Jimi is portrayed as seeing through it. That makes sense for someone from Seattle. It ain't Chicago. More nuanced in its racism. Jimi is just portrayed as a musician. Great film even if wrong, and I don't think it is entirely wrong. Jimi played guitar. The best ever. Watch it.