Review: 'jimi' Lacks The Interest Hendrix Deserves

By Preston Jones Fort Worth Star-Telegram, San Jose Mercury News: Movies
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:35am

A miserably dull recounting of one of rock music's most incandescent talents, "Jimi: All Is By My Side" is the film equivalent of a flashy guitar solo that goes nowhere.

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