arianamendes The mosaic of photographs from the life of Nick Cave, from early childhood through adolescence to mature performing age, marriage to Susie Bick, children ... On the other side of the screen is a timer which starts from 1 and rises to 20,000, following days Cave spent on Earth. Let's say that it's close to 55 years. The film takes us through an "ordinary" day in the life of famous musicians, poets, artists, that is, that coincides with you that day anyway, "round". We see him as he awakens in a dark room, as he writes on an old typewriter, from some sort of semi-hokey "jam sessions" and improvisation on the theme of Lionel Ritchie and Short coffee with milk, until serious work on serious songs in the now last album Push The Sky Away. Good thing about 20,000 Days on Earth is that it is not a documentary about the famous musician on which we are accustomed. Again, this is not some sort of simulation of his ordinary day in which we were, though under strict control, introduced in intimacy. In fact, everything is false, arranged, construed.

leonblackwood Review: I really liked the documentary about the weird and wonderful mind behind Nick Cave's work which began in 1973, when I was born, and he is still coming out with music today. He became a chart topping artist when he made the song with Kylie Minogue called Where The Wild Roses Grow but he has mostly stayed underground with a selective audience. The Australian born 57 year old has a very a different look in life, which you will see in this documentary and his music comes from a place which is unique and very complex. This documentary is extremely well put together and it shows different sides of his life, even though it's only based on one day. I must admit, I had only heard a couple of songs from this artist before I watched this documentary but now that I have seen it, I am intrigued about his earlier work. The epic ending song, which I can't help rewinding, is really impressive because of the violins and kids singing. It made me laugh when he was sitting with his young kids, eating a pizza and watching Scarface, which is politically incorrect for this day and age but that just shows that Nick Cave really isn't bothered with those type of things. I wish that more artist would come out with documentaries like this because it will make them seem more human and you'll be able to see the process behind there writing and musical methods. There is a part in the documentary were he goes through his personal pictures which would also be great to see from other artists at different periods of there life. Personally, I watched this movie on TV and then I rented it the next day because I couldn't get the ending song out of my mind so I'm obviously impressed with this film. You don't have to be a Nick Cave fan to enjoy this documentary because of the different elements that it covers so I will highly recommend it to people who want to see a day in a life of an artist . Enjoyable.Round-Up: I was shocked to see Ray Winstone in this movie. I couldn't really see why he was in this film and it was a bit strange when he was asking Nick Cave some questions and he wasn't answering them but the natural conversation in the car seemed very realistic. I was also surprised to see Kylie Minogue in the film and the conversation between the two of them in the car was a great insight into a period in his life when there collaboration exploded on the music scene. The interview with the psychologist, also gives you an insight into his strange upbringing and the relationship with his father which shows a more personal side to Nick Cave. I do find his lyrics a bit weird and very Jim Morrison like but he is an unique artist who doesn't get the recognition that he deserves because he doesn't follow trends and he stays true to his music.Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: $2millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their biopics about a day in the life of Nick Cave. 7/10

tiggersuk i can't even begin to express my disappointment with this movie, it is just shameless self indulgent self promotion where the camera follows Nick about with him waffling on and hinting at how talented and what a creative genius he is when in fact it's actually all rather dull and boring and ultimately very poor indeed! i really did think he would be better then that!i actually found that live concert scene with him on stage and all those 'Q' magazine, guardian reader types swooning to be so cringe worthy and embarrassing it was almost laughable... and as for scene with his therapist i presume that was some sort of joke but without a punch line... after watching this i am genuinely amazed at the love some people have for Nick cave...don't get me wrong Nick cave has done some great songs in his career, some truly beautiful pieces but he has also in his time done a lot and i mean a lot of very average second rate rubbish... and this movie is second rate at best! 2/10

mark_stewart_51 Dull. Incredibly dull. It just goes to prove that the art is far greater than the artist. In this rockumentary, Nick Cave is seen as tedious, self-justifying, self-absorbed, self-aggrandising, but above all dull. Long - endless actually - conversations and monologues tell us virtually nothing we need to know, though droning on about one's childhood may appeal to some. The 'celebrities' are little but extra listening posts. I am STUNNED that someone can actually think they are so important that we should be so interested in a museum of their lives. The very little we learn about the song-writing process amounts to nothing more than a series of platitudes. As a fan, and a sincere one, I am stricken to the core.