Bound for Glory
United Artists | Release Date: December 5, 1976 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
One of the best-looking films ever made, in its photography, in its use of locations, in its recreation of the America that Woody Guthrie discovered. Read full review
90
Village VoiceMolly Haskell
Ashby--working through a magnificent performance by Carradine--has converted technical virtuosity to his own ends, creating a richly ambiguous character study that sings and provokes and celebrates. [13 Dec 1976, p.45]
80
EmpireNick Dawson
With Haskell Wexler's splendid photography and Leonard Rosenman's fine score, the film provides a poetic yet authentic view of Depression-era America with the symbolic figure of Guthrie (an impressive David Carradine) at its very centre. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A moving, brilliantly photographed picture that portrays the legendary eccentric folksinger Woody Guthrie in a trip across Depression-era America. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Bound for Glory is outstanding biographical cinema, not only of the late Woody Guthrie but also of the 1930s Depression era which served to disillusion, inspire and radicalize him and millions of other Americans. Read full review
70
The New YorkerPauline Kael
An absorbing and impressive piece of work.
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