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  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Scatena & Rosner Films
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Scatena & Rosner Films
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary Based on his New York Times best-selling memoir and featuring exclusive archival footage, this authorized music documentary of Duff McKagan – founding member and bass player for Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver and other bands – chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and fortune, his near-fatal struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, and ...

Directed By: Christopher Duddy

Written By: Duff McKagan, Christopher Duddy

  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Scatena & Rosner Films
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Scatena & Rosner Films
  • 1 h 24 m

It's So Easy and Other Lies

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Summary Based on his New York Times best-selling memoir and featuring exclusive archival footage, this authorized music documentary of Duff McKagan – founding member and bass player for Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver and other bands – chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and fortune, his near-fatal struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, and ...

Directed By: Christopher Duddy

Written By: Duff McKagan, Christopher Duddy

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Jun 2, 2016
It’s So Easy suffers from an approach that leans more on telling than showing, and we just have to take his word for it that his life’s events are that fascinating.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
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Jun 1, 2016
The film is too much of a cut-and-paste mess to coast by on the charms of its protagonist.
By Alex McCown FULL REVIEW
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Jun 3, 2016
The movie has an undeniable black hole at its center in the fact that it barely mentions Axl Rose, and includes no original Guns N' Roses recordings.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW
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Jun 6, 2016
It's So Easy and Other Lies makes for a tedious cinematic experience that will only be appreciated by McKagan's hard-core fans. And even they're likely to come away less than enthusiastic.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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Production Company LongShadow Films, Pop Art Film Factory, Scatena & Rosner Films
Release Date Jun 3, 2016
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating TV-MA
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