MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE
A film review by Ken Johnson
Copyright 1991 Ken Johnson
118 min., R, Documentary/Music, 1991, Black & White/Color Director: Alek Keshishian Cast: Madonna
When MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE was in the theaters I didn't see any reviews for it posted, so when I saw it on video I decided that I should write a review for it. The film is a documentary about what life is like for Madonna, backstage on tour. It covers her Blond Ambition tour and contains concert footage stuck in between stops on the tour.
MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE is rated R for explicit language, adult situations, and female nudity. I give the film a four on a zero to five scale. The film is very well done and is worth checking out from your local video store.
When Madonna was on the Blond Ambition Tour in 1990 she taped everything that happened in her life. When it was over, the tapes were looked at and the highlights were put together for the film. Parts of the tour that are included in the film are what the dressing rooms were like just before performance time, and how her dancers got along with each other.
This film was quite well done and edited together very well. The concert footage was done in color, the part that Madonna taped was done in grainy black & white, and the rest of the film was shot in black & white. The way this all looks when it is put together is surprisingly well.
The ads for MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE, when the movie was in the theaters and just before it came on to video, made the film look like it was all sexually oriented. The film has very few sexual spots in it.
MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE is interesting to watch and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Madonna, or in what it is like for a performer on tour. It covers many of the problems that might occur when an artist is on tour; sudden illness, loss of voice, police problems, fights between her dancers, etc.
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