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This was not a biography of Sam Cooke's life. His life is covered in less than five minutes. Its all about the singer's death & what mystery surrounds it. Instead of being an investigative piece, this movie presents only one side. Interviews are with relatives (that were children at the time), friends, co-workers & a fan with Sam Cook's image tattooed on his arm. Anyone that might have a differing opinion either was not interviewed or was not included in this movie.
That is my #1 complaint. Falsely trying to present an investigative piece when its not. #2 is they show things that are irrelevant. Pictures of buildings (like a taco stand several times) that did not exist in 1964, and isn't even the same address (I looked it up) as locations being mentioned. They interview extensively someone that credit as Sam Cooke's producer that later states himself as being the Engineer on 90% of his recordings. Producer & Engineer are two different jobs and functions. Things like these question most of this movie and its legitimacy.
Skip this movie and go enjoy some Sam Cooke music instead.
score 2/10
imdb-23068 24 September 2019
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22-3-2021 05:02:03