First impression: Bobby Leibling is a loser.
I dig Pentagram. Seriously good band, and Bobby is a talented-ass song-writer. Of this there is no doubt. But he's also a grade-A loser, immortalized for all to see in this pretty good documentary.
This is a pretty low budget, kinda low rent doc, but it's pulled together by the raw talent of the editing. It's well-paced and stays on track to tell a good story. It revolves around Bobby's friend and manager, Pellet, and their relationship. Later on it brings in Hallie, his love interest, and we see his parents and bandmates throughout the flick as needed.
I don't know why I find the need to bash Bobby, but seeing a 50+ yr old dude living with his parents, doing heroin and crack for 30+ years, covering in open wounds, and generally acting like a child is pretty disgusting. He's asking for it. Anyway, he's only destroyed himself...well, he's fucked people along the way, but he's definitely his own worst enemy. Let's hope his new wife and baby are a sincere, positive step towards clean living and a brighter, drug-free future.
Pentagram rule hard. This is worth watching.
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