Synopsis
An electrifying glimpse into the complex life and thrilling, unparalleled performances of rock and roll's first and wildest practitioner: Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Cast
- Jerry Lee LewisSelf
- Myra Lewis WilliamsSelf (Archival footage)
- Mickey GilleySelf (Archival footage)
- Ed SullivanSelf (archive footage)
Recommendations
- 80
The Guardian
This documentary does something very few films can: it makes you grin with pleasure. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
If it weren’t directed by Coen ... Trouble would merit a debut at a less showy festival than Cannes, where reviews would boil down to “damn, they sure dug up a lotta great clips!” - 70
Screen Daily
Coen draws from existing interviews and performance footage to create a portrait that is far from definitive, and yet the film’s snapshot quality manages to amplify what is so mythic about the 86-year-old legend — and also what remains so vexing. - 70
TheWrap
A tidy 73-minute romp through Lewis’ career that manages to fit in about a dozen staggering performances of “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” but still leaves you wishing there was room for a couple more. - 70
Variety
This is Ethan’s chance to strut his solo stuff. And he does, in a very Ethan Coen way: clever, modest, borderline invisible, but with a kick that sneaks up on you. ... 'Trouble in Mind' plays like an undiluted shot of rock ‘n’ roll moonshine joy. - 67
IndieWire
“Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind” is an amiable and easy watch that doesn’t explore too many of the singer’s more unseemly aspects and, by design, cannot. - 60
The Telegraph
It’s a witty and affectionate if rather slight archive documentary. - 60
Time Out
If, though, you’re looking for a more probing look at the man behind the balls of fire, or a pan back to place him in a broader context, Coen’s rockumentary will fall just a little short of satisfying.
