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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt's to be expected that the music is going to be wonderful, and it is. But there is more to this film, a surprising amount more.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThink of this movie as a glorified home video rather than a bitingly insightful documentary. But for Garcia and Grisman, this soft-shoe approach couldn't be more appropriate.
- 75Baltimore SunBaltimore SunThis is a video stroll through a family scrapbook.
- 70TV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsTV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsIt's especially nice that all the songs on the soundtrack are heard in their entirety, even if the accompanying video footage is sometimes drawn from performances of different vintage.
- 70L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmGrisman's warm, loving home movie in the guise of a documentary.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThough there are moderately interesting interviews interspersed throughout, Deadheads will want to see the numbers, in which Grisman's more formal style complements Garcia's looser approach to his music.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceIt's like an 80-minute flip through the Grisman family photo album -- complete with live, unreleased soundtrack.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe music is fine, but there's little else here to hold the attention of non-Deadheads.
- 60Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorGrisman presents, with a sense of humor, the apparent contradictions of a complex personality.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenA must for any Deadhead and of genuine interest to any music fan, even if its documentary chops hit a few sour notes.