I love Errol's style and TBL is a good documentary, but it was just too long. I mean once the story was told and you met all the people involved, it was the same stories back in forth. He said this and he said that....blah blah.
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The length was standard, but I do agree it progressed slowly. The subject matter was very interesting and everything was shot quite beautifully, but some things were repeated quite a few times. I guess it was to sort of hammer down the important details.
I also think the music from Philip Glass, whom I usually like alot, was beautiful, but actually just made the film a bit dreary instead of making it more interesting. That being said, it works splendidly in the beginning, it just feels a bit misplaced at times further into the film. Maybe it's intended, I don't know.
I think it was too short!
Good point about Glass's music though. It's excellent but it reminds me too much of his score to Koyannisqatsi -- I mean, it is the same composer and all, he does kinda have a "sound" going on -- but it made the film feel.... I like your word, "dreary" ... which isn't an insult at all, it just didn't always seem to fit a compelling documentary...
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Shuji Terayama forever.