this film be a disaster from start to finish . intersperse with performance from the next generation of beautiful loser be interview with bono and the edge as well a the performer themselves . this leave little time for the clip of leonard cohen himself and who tower over everyone else in the film with his command yet gentle presence and wisdom and humor . the rest be too busy try to canonize him a st. leonard or a some old testament prophet . many of the performance be forgettable over interpretation ( especially rufus and martha wainright ) or bland under achievement . only beth orton and anthony get within strike distance of leonard own version by use a little restraint . annoy little pseudo avant garde gesture be sprinkle throughout the film like out of focus superimpositions of red sphere over many of the concert and interview shot and shaky blur camera work and use of digital delay on some of leonard cohen comment ( make it hard to hear what be say ) and a spooky and pretentious low drone under a lot of the interview segment ( an attempt at added gravitas . ) . for the real thing and see the song from the life of documentary produce by the bbc in 1988 .