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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (Film)
Rating: M
Running Time: 90
Country: USA
Director: Mike Fleiss, Mike Piscitelli
Cast: Ozzy Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Aimee Osbourne, Jack Osbourne
Distributor: Omniverse Vision
Release Date: September 15, 2011 (one week only)
Film Worth: $16.00
FILMINK rates movies out of $20 - the score indicates the amount we believe a ticket to the movie to be worthA funny, candid and emotionally affecting portrait of one of heavy metal rock’s most unpredictable legends.
When it comes to the monsters of rock, Ozzy Osbourne is the wildest, hairiest, most unpredictable beast roaming the tundra - a gargantuan figure so revered that he no longer has to beat his chest and loudly proclaim himself the king of the jungle. The frontman of heavy metal pioneers, Black Sabbath, and the star of the groundbreaking, fly-on-the-wall reality TV series, The Osbournes, sixty-plus Ozzy Osbourne is an endlessly fascinating subject, and this compelling documentary - though somewhat artlessly directed by TV veterans Mike Fleiss and Mike Piscitelli - effectively adds even more fuel to the hotly burning fire of his crazed reputation.
Linked together by brief snippets of Ozzy shuttling around the world on his latest tour, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne is constructed from interviews with the man himself, and those closest to him, along with the expected adulation from famous fans like Tommy Lee, Henry Rollins, Metallica's Robert Trujillo, and, in a very nice surprise, Sir Paul McCartney. Osbourne is never less than utterly candid, recklessly admitting to his own failings as a singer, father, husband and human being - most of which were caused by his self-destructive love of drugs and alcohol, and his complete inability to deal with the excessive, mind-blasting trappings of fame and fortune. Raised poor amidst the post-war rubble of a shattered Britain, Osbourne tellingly spent his first Black Sabbath royalty cheque on a pair of shoes and socks.
Though God Bless Ozzy Osbourne comes with the uncomfortable credit of "Jack Osbourne Presents", the involvement of the rocker's media-savvy son sends this doco nowhere near hagiography territory. All of Ozzy's five kids don't hesitate in portraying him as a loving but wholly ineffectual father, while his no-nonsense wife/manager, Sharon Osbourne, offers a number of warmly presented but ultimately bruising psychological assessments, which tie most of her husband's behavioural problems in with his almost crippling lack of self esteem.
At the film's heart, however, is Ozzy Osbourne himself, whose lucid, honest and often confronting self-appraisals put paid to his unfair media reputation as a dithering, hobbling fool. Funny, involving and emotionally affecting, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne is a winningly sensitive portrait of a man not famous for his sensitivity.
