I am a tremendous fan of Philip Glass, so I enjoyed this on a level of just wanting to know more mundane shit about the dude. What does his office look like, for instance. So, that was cool for me.
The rest of this is completely….just okay, I suppose. I gained no new insight into the man, nor did Hicks make any sort of case as to why he should be considered important. If all anyone knows about the dude is that he makes repetitive music, then you’ll come away thinking the same thing. Scott Hicks has never impressed me with his movies. (Scott Hacks might be more like it … oh!)
There are a couple of moments where you see him actually doing the work that are interesting. The rest is just celebrity nonsense. While I wouldn’t match them musically, the documentary on Anvil is a billion times better.
Also: using context clues I was able to figure out exactly where Glass’ building is. Like, precisely. There are shots out the window that, if you really know your New York shit, make it pretty easy. It isn’t *that* nice of a block frankly. (The side street is nice – that section of the avenue is so-so – and this is on a corner.)
Disc 2 of the DVD comes with over an hours extended performance footage far better than the film.
