Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

Directed by Stephan Kijak.

BBC - 2006

Two and A Half Stars of Review! **1/2

I had no idea who Scott Walker was when I began watching, but I walked away with some admiration for the man despite the fact that I don't want to listen to his music. The real problem here is that the film's makers assume that you know something about a man that no one seems to know anything about. Any details about the man's life come mostly out of his own mouth, and he washes over a lot of it. A lot of questions are left hanging not the least of which being why he is considered one of the most influential musicians of all time despite almost exclusively being popular in the UK? As far as documentaries about modestly talented men creeping towards the avant-garde go this one is a little flat; especially if you find that you're not all that fond of the music.