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25I know this is heresy on a number of fronts, but much of The Love We Make is boring.
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75The magical mystery that is Paul McCartney may never be solved, but for fans (the line forms behind me), the new documentary The Love We Make includes some memorable displays of his world-conquering charm.
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Nov 10, 201180While the documentary stops short of hagiography, it offers a delicate portrait of a man with an extraordinarily youthful energy and enthusiasm for music, people and life.
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80The former Beatle, a longtime Maysles friend, could have found no better documentarian.
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70Captured mostly in gorgeous black and white, The Love We Make is alternately trite, touching, funny and fascinating.
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67The Love We Make provides sufficient behind-the-scenes nuggets for diehard fans of McCartney and Maysles alike.
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83Mostly, though, the pleasure of The Love We Make comes from watching one of the most famous musicians in the world looking totally chill, whether he's rehearsing with his band or casually chatting with Bill Clinton.
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60What does resonate is how the film captures McCartney in laid-back ambassador mode, walking around in midtown and turning big names into awestruck fanboys.
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63The Love We Make is mostly about placing viewers in an icon's shoes as he makes a rehabilitative gesture toward a city with which he's grown considerable roots.