Metallica: Through The Never
Life is hard on the road for musicians and their crew; the hours are long, the labor is tough, precious sleep is often found in small doses, and at the end of it all the rewards are often small– nothing could be truer for Trip (Dane DeHaan), a young roadie for the band Metallica. Sent out on a special mission during the band’s performance the lines between fantasy, reality, and the apocalypse are blurred into an unforgettable adventure.
Written by the members of Metallica and Director Nimrod Antal two things are immediately apparent 1)This “greatest hits” of Metallica in concert is a powerful and perfect example as to why the band remains relevant and kings of the Heavy Metal Thrash world and 2) The band should stick to writing music and not screenplays. While the attempt is being made to offer more than just a live performance, the imaginative power and creativity involved in Through The Never plays out like a 13 year old’s fantasy scribbled out on a napkin from a late night diner stinking of yesterday’s hash browns and a floors that look like they haven’t been earnestly mopped in months. Unquestionably, Metallica’s live performance continues to be one of the highest energy and explosive (literally and figuratively) shows on earth; and, captured in 3D with the sound of IMAX to make your ears bleed, the experience is probably the closest one can get without actually being there. Albeit, in this memorex format we hear distinctly less profanity than what this long time fan is used to, eh, so there’s that. So it’s mixed feelings, while the music holds up, the accompanying “storyline” plays out so corny and eye rolling you just kind of have to wonder, who’s idea is this? Metallica: Through The Never is rated R.