Masked and Anonymous

The fact that Ebert is so turned off is a damn good clue as to what's so great about this "movie." Remember when Dylan went electric and p***ed off everyone, especially the old tyme die hard folkies? Folk singers were... Full review

I didn't like this movie when I first saw it, but after the third viewing I'm starting to get it. For one thing, it works as an explanation to Dylan's audience as to why he abandoned his "finger-pointing" political songs.... Full review

Get in the right frame of mind to watch this movie. Bob Dylan has a unique ability for understatement, while at the same time doing broad irony. Here he stays in character. At least he looks right at the camera.... Full review

There is no other movie like "Masked and Anonymous" - and a lot of people would tell you that that's a good thing.There's no denying that "Masked and Anonymous" is not for every taste, and there are qualities about it... Full review

Set in an unspecified war-torn country during an unspecified era, Masked and Anonymous weaves a number of threads around Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman), a shady businessman/promoter, and Nina Veronica (Jessica Lange), a television producer. They're trying to raise money by... Full review

From the first moments of this film, I felt like I had fallen down Alice's hole into a world of non-sensible idiots. What was this movie other than cheap pandering to Bob Dylan's enigmatic songs? Whose idea was it to make... Full review

Like one of Bob's epic songs, full of ambiguities, mystery, mind twisting meanings, implications and innuendos and then again maybe nothing real at all. Like a film of Desolation row, or Brownsville Girl this film conjures up all kinds of... Full review

I had read so many bad reviews of this movie. I'd read it was impossible to follow; I'd read that the dialogue was banal; Roger Ebert gave it half a star, claiming it was too ambiguous. So, when I saw... Full review

There was a time when music mattered, and the people that made that music mattered too. Bob Dylan was one of those people. Dylan has floated in and out of the public eye over the years, but has made somewhat... Full review

For those who have read or heard the various reviews calling "Masked and Anonymous" a "mess" all I can say is if you enjoy the work of Bob Dylan you'll enjoy it, and if you don't enjoy his work, you probably... Full review

Lerner fashions an astonishing narrative out of these mesmerizing black-and-white clips, all of which have been sitting on the shelf for more than three decades. After all, humor has allowed Dylan to escape the dogs of the past as so few of his contemporaries have. ... Full Review

So, grab this album for the catalogue of great songs....Arguably the most brilliant songwriter of our time, an absolutely fascinating evolution of an artist:.... ... Full Review

Because while it might make for a terrible movie If the pattern holds true, then Masked and Anonymous may possibly represent Dylan's final creative spike, and Dylan seems all too aware of that possibility. It is music well worth hearing. ... Full Review

Masked and Anonymous" is a nonsensical vanity project for singer Bob Dylan that wastes the talents of a lot of folks who should have known better. About the only thing that makes the film worth a look is a handful of musical performances by Dylan. ... Full Review

Masked and Anonymous" is a nonsensical vanity project for singer Bob Dylan that wastes the talents of a lot of folks who should have known better. About the only thing that makes the film worth a look is a handful of musical performances by Dylan. ... Full Review

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Set somewhere, sometime, in an unnamed country, torn by civil war with unclear battle lines or ideology, "Masked and Anonymous" tells the story of a "benefit concert." ... Full Article

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