What went wrong with Bob Marley: One Love?

Despite the fact that Bob Marley: One Love was, producer Ziggy Marley says, a labour of love, a slew of negative reviews and limp early box office numbers have already poured in. But how do you make a music biopic about someone who was, to many, far more than just a musician?

What went wrong with Bob Marley: One Love?
A dreadlocked man swings his hair while playing guitar and singing into a microphone onstage.

Despite the fact that Bob Marley: One Love was, producer Ziggy Marley says, a labour of love, a slew of negative reviews and limp early box office numbers have already poured in. But how do you make a music biopic about someone who was, to many, far more than just a musician?