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‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Review: Biopic Of The Reggae Icon Doesn’t Catch A Fire

‘Bob Marley: One Love’review: biopic of the reggae icon doesn't catch a fire

But, by the same token, if the artist plays ball, you could easily end up with Bohemian Rhapsody, a film that seriously asks you to believe that Freddie Mercury hadn’t heard about Live Aid because some gay men came round for a party and turned the television off. Ben-Adir, somewhat confined in a largely reactive role for the rest of the movie, really rises to the challenge here, and his work is up there with the best inhabitations of an all-in performer (think Val Kilmer as Doors frontman Jim Morrison, Sam Riley in Control, or Angela Bassett in What’s Love Got to Do With It? Title: Bob Marley: One Love Distributor: Paramount Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green Screenwriters: Terence Winter, Frank E. Flowers, Zach Baylin Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton Rating: PG-13 Running time: 1 hr 44 min

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