David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.
爆哭到湿透口罩，但并不是被电影打动，是勾出对哥哥和阿梅的回忆，所有影像里撕开的记忆全部是真实的人物和事件，从这个角度来说谁演都不会有印象，唯一意义是告诉世人哥哥和阿梅的无人能演性。 虽然王丹妮眉目里依稀有，但哥哥的扮演者真的是五雷轰顶！ 电影对哥哥的去世有重笔刻画，这个对我杀伤力太大，看完久久回不过神来。
梅艳芳的一生，多想做一个真实的自己，喊一句：我命由我不由天！可惜，她的时代不允许……那是一个群星璀璨的香港时代，也是资本全盘运作娱乐业的时代，阿梅感叹老天给了她太多，其实老天也夺去了她很多，但是，这就是人生！如她歌里所唱，如她戏里所演，用尽全力去拼！不向人生低头！
梅艳芳的一生，多想做一个真实的自己，喊一句：我命由我不由天！可惜，她的时代不允许……那是一个群星璀璨的香港时代，也是资本全盘运作娱乐业的时代，阿梅感叹老天给了她太多，其实老天也夺去了她很多，但是，这就是人生！如她歌里所唱，如她戏里所演，用尽全力去拼！不向人生低头！
这五颗星是给王丹妮的，有内味～可惜的是后期王丹妮hold不住这个角色，anita的气势无可替代！
拍的不清不楚，没头没脑，神出鬼没，纪录片完全出戏。梁乐名不是拍寒战的吗？赶紧把赤道2拍了吧。
3.5/5 女主还是不错的 但对于整部电影有点五味杂陈 只能说还是很触动情怀的
还是勾起了某些情感，不全烂。
怎么说呢，对于像我这种不太了解梅艳芳的人来说是一部很好的入门教材，但是对于了解梅艳芳的人这片子就拍的太过流水帐了，连我都知道梅艳芳一辈子有几个重要的人，没想到编剧只聚焦在了林家栋和古天乐。如果世人不知梅艳芳和张国荣的关系，怎么会带入到片中的任务感情里去。拍法跟波西米亚狂想曲有很多相同点，但最大区别就是波西米亚好歹以一首首名曲的创作为节点，而梅艳芳只是流水账，看完然后去查梅艳芳生平，感受就是，梅艳芳这个人太厉害了，而片子太平庸了。
做好事，无愧自己，无愧他人。
0分。以一个传记片的角度，是部彻头彻尾的垃圾。梅艳芳是香港之女，剥离掉了香港的时代元素，把她简化成一个底层逆袭励志女星加点虐恋元素，蠢到不行。但就这样都没拍好，梅艳芳一生中最重要的恋人赵文卓何在？日本渣男凭什么在电影里变成了痴心汉？梅艳芳的吸血鬼母亲为何缺席？
拥有的就去珍惜，没有的就尽力争取，不要忘了回首来时路，梅姐歌声声声入心…
虽然演员王安妮 179 的身高太大只，也少了些梅姑舞台上的霸气，但模特出身的她体态很棒，神韵抓得也很不错，可以说是超过预期的表现。
但梅艳芳本人的真实影像却让我感动不已，看到一个勇敢无畏的梅艳芳。
张国荣的演员，简直没眼看啊，还敢拍《胭脂扣》。。。
香港歌手中，唯一一个认真听完所有专辑，国语粤语翻唱各版本归类，五个月8600多次播放量，连续补25部主演电影。至于这部传记片，真没什么可说的。作为梅艳芳，中森明菜双重歌迷，宇宙级败类渣男拍与不拍都是错，改编的让人恶心。
出于情怀
拍的太苦了，应该压缩苦情戏份，更多展示阿姐芳华绝代的一面。
PS：看的普通话版😭太违和
他们唱着夕阳之歌渐次远去，香港，当年我在天星小轮上遥望赞叹的那颗东方之珠，渐次黯淡……太平山下，风继续吹（评论的是225分钟导演剪辑版，作为只闻梅姑其名，毫不了解其生平的路人，被这位香港的女儿感动了，愿她在遥远的星空继续璀璨）
作为传记片，加分的是本人的魅力和那些真实画面的穿插。减分的是流水账的叙事和演员的表演。从头到尾没有变化，非常单一。
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