Under Great White Northern Lights
The White Stripes
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Plot Summary
A 92-minute documentary, directed by Emmett Malloy, also containing live footage from The White Stripes Canadian tour. A rare and personal perspective into The White Stripes.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
91%- Reviews Counted: 11
- Fresh: 10
- Rotten: 1
- Average Rating: 7.0/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Some of the most subtly shot and well-recorded concert footage ever from a band not named the Rolling Stones.
Fresh: A lively document of a revolutionary band on tour in Canada - and a stark reminder of what a music documentary should do.
Fresh: Malloy mixes gorgeously grainy black-and-white and color footage of Jack and Meg White onstage and off; practically every shot in the movie could be blown up into a wall-sized poster.
Fresh: Documentarian Emmett Malloy is far more concerned with exposing the intimacies and insecurities at the heart of an enigmatic relationship.
Customer Reviews
Wow!
This movie is amazing. It features the Stripes ripping through many of their best songs, which were all performed during a 2007 nationwide tour of Canada, From the opener, an explosive version of Let's Shake Hands. To the closer, a scorching, thumping Seven Nation Army. The tremendous power of the White Stripes in concert is on full display. But, Under Great White Northern Lights is much more than just a concert film. The thing that really struck me was seeing the relationship between Jack and Meg. Until now, we've never really gotten a glimpse at how they interact with each other off stage. The last scene where they're sitting at a piano, and Jack is singing White Moon, is heartbreaking. There is obviously still a lot of emotion between the two of them. At the same time, I also got the feeling that I was watching the end of the band. In the interview portions of the film Jack sounded like he had reached the end of the road with the White Stripes. I hope that's not the case, but since this movie was filmed Jack has spent the better part of three years on other projects. I love The Raconteurs and Dead Weather, but I hope he eventually finds his way back to Meg. Because this movie is another reminder that no one in Rock and Roll is as thrilling or intense as The White Stripes.
EPIC!!!!!!!
This has to be the greatest biopic of any great band. and this does complete justice to the truth in who the white stripes truly are deep beneath those layers of red black and WHITE!!!!
gorgeous
Beautifully shot and edited. Jack White is articulate, serious, generous and creative. Lovely to see how he and Meg interact. They rock hard, they rock soft. Gets you inside. So cool to hear Jack's take on how he stays creative. What an incredible last song on the piano. Powerful. Basically a perfect, unique film.
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- $9.99
- Genre: Documentary
- Released: 2010
- © 2009 Third Scratch Partners, under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records Inc.