American Pop
Columbia Pictures Corporation | Release Date: February 13, 1981 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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1
Negative:
3
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90
The New York TimesVincent Canby
American Pop is a dazzling display of talent, nerve, ideas (old and new), passion and a marvelously free sensibility. The man may well be a genius, though that sort of pronouncement will have to wait on time. Read full review
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Austin ChronicleHenri Mazza
It's a bit unnerving to realize that an entire life can be summed up so well in 20 minutes and that four generations can be fit into a mere 96 minutes without feeling cramped, but that's what's so beautiful about stories like this, too. Read full review
80
Washington PostJudith Martin
The occasional use of real people on old film is jarring. But cumulatively, the effect is the strength of American pop to convey American mythology. [6 March 1981, p.15]
67
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
All that aside, American Pop is still worth watching. Bakshi may not have perfectly captured eight decades of American music history, but his attempt to do so is often thrilling for reasons other than ambition. Read full review
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