There is much here to relish but the film also often feels digressive and rambling, uncertain as to whether its main focus should be on the music or the life.
Lightly informative, though the film is as humourless and straight as its subject.
Lili Fini Zanuck’s painstaking account of the guitarist’s life ranges from his traumatic childhood through his battle with drugs and a racist outburst in the 70s to the tragic loss of his infant son.
Oddly fails in the much easier task of celebrating his musicianship.
The fact that Clapton survived and eventually found happiness provides an upbeat ending to this story of his often tortured, tormented life.
General release. Check local listings for show times.