Light and at same time powerful. It keeps your attention until the last minute. I was never especially fan of the singer but this movie is a hidden gem. It deserves far more attention than it gets.
Tim Maia
2014 [PORTUGUESE]
Action / Biography / Drama / Music / Romance
Plot summary
Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.
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Incredible. Great pace. Light and funny.
A impeccable portrait of a mad (in all possible contexts) singer
Tim Maia was one of the best singer Brazil's ever known, and when you watch this movie you will know why. Babu Santana and Robson Nunes nailed the job, and really portrayed Tim as he was: a explosive, yet sensible, person. The soundtrack is of course the best part, since the movie does not leave any of Maia's best records behind, and it also explains a lot about how and when they were written. Finally, the only thing I didn't really like was how some controversial moments were treated, like when he breaks up with Roberto Carlos. I thought they were either silly or maybe untruthful (according to Roberto himself). Anyway, the movie is incredible and should be more recognized. Especially amongst brazilian people!
A missed opportunity
Tim Maia was one of the best singers from Brazil, but much more than that, he represented the Brazilian soul (literally). Apart from his unique voice, he had a difficult personality, was explosive, irreverent, but that actually made him very funny. He was loved also for the way he talked and his vivacious, contagious temperament, full of energy.
Unfortunately, none of this is really shown in this movie with the needed intensity. It falls flat. No passion, no vibrancy.
Acting is wooden and the jokes don't really work, probably because of the overall more or less depressing tone of the movie, which is worsened by its slow pace.
It's a shame, since Tim Maia really deserved a classy movie with international quality, for an international audience, hence be shown in cinemas around the globe. The way it is made, it's more of a conventional, boring Globo TV soap opera.