Michael Hutchence is probably my favourite musician; both from a technical point of view, and a personal point of view. A lot of people focus on his charisma onstage; his pure, carnal power - and not the lyrics he wrote, or the man he was. Mystify: Michael Hutchence deals with that. It tells the intimate, bare-faced story of what kind of man Hutchence was, his ups and his downs, and his eternal quest to find love; whatever it cost him.
It's a beautiful, genuinely well-crafted recollection of his years, from childhood to the origins of INXS, the band's commercial peaks and his work as a solo artist, as well as with Max Q. The last half hour of the documentary/film, however, is just a staggeringly haunting portrait of Hutchence's life as it spiralled out of control and he risked losing everything he had. It's not a movie with a happy ending. But it's one that's been poured over with time and effort. And it shows. I still get goosebumps watching this.
Mystify also features the recently-remastered footage of INXS' 1991 gig, as well as other shows, and a plethora of unreleased, archival footage. You feel like you see every aspect of Michael here, including accounts from his friends, family and bandmates. It's not a dull, talking heads kind of documentary. It's arty. It's human. It's real. It's Michael Hutchence - not some hyped-up, glossy facade like people would expect.
Absolutely phenomonal film, particularly poignant if you don't already know the story of INXS or its frontman. A genuinely brilliant music documentary.
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