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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Expected more

Absolutely Brilliant!

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

I am a big fan of Marlon Brando, one of our finest actors, and a man whose accomplishments spanned two decades, from to 1952 ("Streetcar Named Desire") to 1972 ("The Godfather"), My personal favorite was "On the Waterfront" (1954) though I took some guilty pleasures in "Viva Zapata" (1952) and "The Wild One" (1953).Leaving aside his marvelous acting abilities, I never had much respect or admiration for what I knew of his personal life. A few early TV appearances and the subsequent drama with his family were not indications of a model citizen, and the fact that he was a major star during the Civil Rights era and the Vietnam era but only occasionally used his celebrity in the pursuit of higher goals was a mark against him. He and I did cross paths in 1963 during the "March on Washington", so at least he was more involved than most. In addition he did the incredible refusal to accept his Oscar by protesting the treatment of the American Indians. But there is so much more he could have done.In his acting, the things I admired most were his physicality and his ability to project emotions. His voice, I believe, was his weakest asset. He did have some "message" films ("The Men", "The Ugly American") but many of his films were throwaways ("Desiree", "Guys and Dolls", "One-Eyed Jacks"), and some were downright racist in his ethnic portrayals ("Teahouse of the August Moon", "Viva Zapata"). He made some 40 films, of which 5 are truly exceptional, so that's not a bad record, but it's not outstanding either. And the last 25 years of his life were unremarkable.This documentary about Brando has a lot of voice overs and a few videos along with some clips from many of his films. Given that I believe his voice was his weakest asset, Brando voice-overs are not to my liking.There's lots of personal stuff. Funny to hear his father say about him that he was "not too proud of him as an actor, but very proud as a man". Funny to hear him say "The penis has its own mind". Etc. But I'm not sure there's anything enlightening here. Honestly I don't care about Marlon Brando the person and I certainly don't want to know about his philosophy of life or his theories about psychotherapy. I would be interested in how he was able to do the marvelous acting he did. I'd like to know how he dealt with the notoriety and why he did so many worthless films when his star power could have dictated any film he wanted to do. This documentary gives me what I don't care about and little of what interests me.

Listen to Me Marlon (2015)**** (out of 4) We are told that when Marlon Brando died in 2004 he left behind hundreds of hours worth of audio recordings that he made throughout his life. This rather unique documentary has Brando telling us his life story by using these audio recordings as well as some older interview footage.Writer, director and editor Stevan Riley really did an amazing job here because it couldn't have been easy to take all of these audio recordings and put them into a "story" that it's clear and makes sense. The documentary covers Brando's early years with his parents and then gets into his movie career where it's clear the actor wasn't his fondest fan. Films like ON THE WATERFRONT, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, THE GODFATHER and LAST TANGO IN Paris get some great talk but there's also some great audio footage dealing with Brando's "lost" period in the 60s when he was basically just doing films for the money.Brando's life had all sorts of bad things happen including the various issues with is son and daughter. Those sad topics are covered here as well as other issues including his battle over the treatment of Indians. If you're a fan of Brando then you're certainly going to love this documentary because, well, the actor was a rather private person and didn't give too many interviews so it was great getting to hear his thoughts on life, himself and of course the movies.

Marlon Brando, more than just an actor. In Listen To Me Marlon, many of Brando's personal recordings are explored. The documentary delves deep inside the recordings throughout the duration of the documentary. We are given private information regarding Brando's personal life on and off the screen. Many of Brando's earliest interviews are shown as well, with Brando giving us his own perspective on his performances in his films. His love for Tahiti is explored as well, and we are given an in depth explanation as to why he refused to respect the 1973 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The entire documentary, in Brando's own words. Very worth a watch.Overall: 10/10

Marlon Brando's most frustrating life recorded on tapes. Those eerie pictures of him with that frozen head;in certain pictures he even looks like Thomas Jefferson with that pony tail.No question about it, Brando proves that there is a fine line between sanity as compared to insanity. Growing up in a household dysfunctional by its alcoholic parents, is it any wonder why Brando's frustrations grew way into adulthood.He was a brilliant actor by studying Stella Adler's method of acting,which had a great impact on his life.While we see him in clips of "Streetcar Named Desire," we see the clips with Viven Leigh; we see acting by both at its brilliant best. Acting to Brando was a way out to vent his frustrations and inability to cope.The black and white cinematography creates an eerie setting, as Brando frustrated and often off-the-wall seeks clarification and justification for his life.