(CNN) Rolling Stone has earned its place in history as a publication at the center of music, pop culture and politics. Yet despite fascinating moments, "Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge" -- a four-hour documentary, produced in conjunction with the magazine -- feels a bit too much like a licensed product to be fully and consistently compelling. Those range from the rise of rock 'n roll and punk to Hunter S. Thompson's legendary fear and loathing on the trail during the Nixon campaign. Split into two parts, the first half is easily the strongest, with a fresh-faced Wenner describing his new venture as "sort of a magazine, sort of a newspaper," one that became the voice of a youth culture experiencing its own awakening along with the music. Presented episodically through pieces that ran in the magazine, "Stories From the Edge" feels somewhat inevitably uneven.

Source: CNN November 06, 2017 14:37 UTC