Film Review – It’s So Easy and Other Lies

To tell the life story of musician Duff McKagan, “It’s So Easy and Other Lies” tries very hard to avoid resembling a traditional documentary, dealing exclusively in talking heads and a rigid storytelling arc of redemption. The picture is actually more of a book reading that incorporates musical moods, permitting McKagan to explore his ups and downs in a more theatrical manner, sharing his pain with the camera and a live audience. “It’s So Easy and Other Lies” has a lot of ground to cover when dealing with one of the founding members of Guns N’ Roses, but the production, while creative in its approach, isn’t interested in a true biographical examination, electing to cherry pick seminal McKagan moments, not identify the nuance of a life lived at top speed. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com