I'm not a huge fan of Janis' music, but I do love a music doc, especially from the late 60s and early 70s. This fit the bill nicely. A lot of it is previously seen and to be honest it doesn't add a lot to 1975's "Janis" - her friends and family aren't going to have remembered any new insights 40 years on, so it's the same stories, told by older people.
I've always thought her singing is out-of-control screeching, but that had she lived she would have learned some restraint (and hopefully kicked the lifestyle habits that sometimes affected her performance) and used her (admittedly wonderful) voice to better effect - Maggie Bell springs to mind. However, the concert footage here did inspire me to download some of her stuff and give it a listen, so the movie must qualify as a success on those grounds.
Review of Janis: Little Girl Blue
