Steven Soderbergh’s documentary “John Lennon: The Last Interview” is built around audio from a conversation John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave in their New York Dakota apartment on 8 December 1980, hours before Lennon is killed. Multiple reviews describe the film as an immersive presentation that moves through archival material, including still images and clips, and incorporates additional visual touches. The accounts focus on how the interview captures Lennon in a reflective and unusually upbeat mood, while also engaging philosophical and personal subjects. The Times of India highlights Lennon’s remarks about human experience, societal change, and death, while other reviews emphasize the way Lennon’s optimism coexists with the knowledge of his imminent death.
The Guardian’s review specifically criticizes the film’s use of AI-generated clips, arguing they add little, though it agrees the central interview is inadvertently poignant. Variety and The Hollywood Reporter characterize the documentary as centering on the quality of the recorded conversation and the film’s approach to presenting it. Separate coverage notes that Lennon’s son Sean watches the documentary with a lawyer, with reports pointing to observers’ concerns related to the film’s handling and context of the material.
