My girlfriend's a Taylor fan, she enjoyed this a little more than me. For a little bit of background: I've never been that into her music until she released the Folkmore and Evermore records during quarantine. Since then I've gone back into her catalogue and found some other material I liked. The problem for me is that growing up I found a lot of her bigger radio singles excruciatingly bland or even annoying, an opinion that hasn't changed all that much over the years. Obviously she can't omit those songs during a concert like this, so the quality here ranges from excellent to Look What You Made Me Do. I'd say I enjoyed about 1/3rd of the songs, with the segments from the aforementioned albums easily being the strongest. It's also the only parts where I found the staging and visuals artistically compelling, because despite having seemingly unlimited resources at her disposal, I found the other choices of decor too bland. She often relies on what I assume are recreations of her most famous music videos, which doesn't quite speak to the imagination. Unfortunately that means I got bored through a lot of the more mediocre songs, even despite the genuine joy and relatability Swift has a performer. Technically, I have no complaints. The cinematography and editing are great (despite some occasional reaction shots from the audience, which always tends to feel phony to me) and the sound mix is very well balanced. Still, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone besides the hardcore Swifties, because a casual listener is unlikely to find a newfound appreciation of her music here.
Review by JordyVIP 8BlockedParent2024-02-26T19:06:11Z
My girlfriend's a Taylor fan, she enjoyed this a little more than me. For a little bit of background: I've never been that into her music until she released the Folkmore and Evermore records during quarantine. Since then I've gone back into her catalogue and found some other material I liked. The problem for me is that growing up I found a lot of her bigger radio singles excruciatingly bland or even annoying, an opinion that hasn't changed all that much over the years. Obviously she can't omit those songs during a concert like this, so the quality here ranges from excellent to Look What You Made Me Do. I'd say I enjoyed about 1/3rd of the songs, with the segments from the aforementioned albums easily being the strongest. It's also the only parts where I found the staging and visuals artistically compelling, because despite having seemingly unlimited resources at her disposal, I found the other choices of decor too bland. She often relies on what I assume are recreations of her most famous music videos, which doesn't quite speak to the imagination. Unfortunately that means I got bored through a lot of the more mediocre songs, even despite the genuine joy and relatability Swift has a performer. Technically, I have no complaints. The cinematography and editing are great (despite some occasional reaction shots from the audience, which always tends to feel phony to me) and the sound mix is very well balanced. Still, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone besides the hardcore Swifties, because a casual listener is unlikely to find a newfound appreciation of her music here.
4.5/10