TIFF Review: The Rolling Stones Legend Takes The Spotlight In Netflix's 'Keith Richards: Under The Influence'

Certain reviews warrant a disclaimer right off the bat, and this is one of them. The Rolling Stones are before my time, and the evolution of my musical taste skipped the phase where rock-and-roll should be. With that in mind, from my vantage point, Stones guitarist Keith Richards has always been more image of the classic drug-and-booze-addled rockstar than an actual rockstar.

While some of you may discredit everything that follows based on that bit of honesty, some should at least take comfort in the fact that I walked into the new Netflix documentary "Keith Richards: Under The Influence" with an objective a mind as possible. Directed by Morgan Neville, the man responsible for the 2013 surprise Oscar-hit "Twenty Feet From Stardom," the documentary follows Richards around as he muses in his signature wayward drawl on the various influences that inspire his music, and specifically his brand-new solo album 'Crosseyed Heart.'

Throughout the film, Richards'...