I kind of wish the film had just focused on Jack White. I found him to be the most interesting of the three.

‘Led Zeppelin’ guitarist Jimmy Page, ‘The White Stripes’ Jack White and ‘U2’s’ The Edge, get together to discuss their ‘Weapon of choice’.

The three generations of Guitar legend meet to talk about what first attracted them to the ‘axe’ and what made them the artist they became.
We also get an insight into where the three first learned to play (including Page’s appearance with his Skiffle band, on the BBC in the late 50’s) and their individual style and approach.

The ‘Summit’ meeting (which includes impromptu jam-sessions where they each learn to play each others songs) is superb, seeing Page ask Jack White “Am I playing it right?” during ‘Seven Nation army’ is worth watching it for alone.
This is a must for fans of the guitar, and essential for fans of the three legends in question.

Each performer is great and interesting on their own. Love Jack White. But having all three in the same documentary? The connection between them seems a bit forced. And so does their jam-session.

This might be my all-time favorite music doc. There is just something very cool about listening to these 3 very different legends talk about music, what inspires them, and their different approaches to playing.

It also gave a whole new respect for Jack White that I didn't have before I saw this. There is no way you won't like this, even if you're just a casual music fan.

It might and it does.

Love Jack White, hate The Edge, and Jimmy Page's fine. It's a fairly interesting documentary, with some nice footage.

I have many things to say about the three musicians and the stories presented, but instead I'll direct my focus to the movie in itself, which is nice but nothing out of the ordinary. It's what I'd call a normal American documentary, built on archive footage and interviews, which is a big minus in my book, but it does it well and ties in a studio interview/jam session with the three guitarists and so it never becomes too dull. I didn't care much for The Edge's parts, since I've never been a big fan of U2 (and doubt I ever will be), but I'm extremely fond of both Led Zeppelin and Jack White, which makes it bearable to watch for me. There is a conventional and quite uninteresting use of imagery in the movie, which the beautiful cinematography makes up for.

I’m probably not the guitar-aficionado-target-demo for this film. That said, IT MIGHT GET LOUD is a really interesting look inside the mental processes of three truly unique artists. Bonus points for the footage of U2’s punk rock roots.

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Each performer is great and interesting on their own. Love Jack White. But having all three in the same documentary? The connection between them seems a bit forced. And so does their jam-session.

Pretty awesome. It's a bit, well, scatter-brained in the editing, and really, I would be just fine with them all jamming together. But there's some decent insight to each of them as well and it's definitely worth viewing.

Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White are, really beyond argument, three of the most talented guitarists living and working today. Page is a flat out legend, understanding the instrument and all its possibilities in a universally appealing, mindblowing way. The Edge has consistently challenged the instrument and mastered it in his own unique and extremely satisfying way. And Jack White, whose work with "big sister" Meg resulted in one of the most fantastic albums I've ever heard (and which I've consistently played on a regular basis ever since it's release), 2003's Elephant, is just as charismatic as ever, as a sequence in which he demonstrates the personal importance of a Son House record powerfully proves.

Davis Guggenheim's documentary may be a challenging watch for those not genuinely interested in the instrument, but it is warmly inviting and explosively musical, and I enjoyed its charms a lot.