“Paul McCartney: Man on the Run” opens with a telling quote from the man himself.
In old footage, an interviewer asks McCartney what’s the thing he values the most? His answer is “personal peace.” That answer is immediately followed by footage of The Beatles arguing (notably, McCartney and John Lennon) during the band’s last days, drawing to mind Peter Jackson’s TV series “Get Back,” where all that tension spilled over to the point of no return. Peaceful, it is not.
There is something undeniable about Paul McCartney. I know, I know – hot take. But “Man on the Run,” Morgan Neville’s new documentary, takes full advantage of the fact that McCartney gives good quotes and is good on camera. The McCartney of today doesn’t appear on screen, but he does narrate plenty of footage of his old self, tracing his path from the end of The Beatles through the formation and end of his band Wings. Or, as he often puts it, his path to growing up.
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