Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
Cinedigm Entertainment Group | Release Date: March 8, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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8
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5
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
USA TodayClaudia PuigMar 7, 2013
It's a story that could only happen in an era of YouTube and American Idol. Well-chronicled and fascinating, Don't Stop Believin' is a cinematic journey well worth taking. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeGeoff EdgersMar 7, 2013
In the end, that debate might not matter, anyway. What makes Don’t Stop Believin’  work is that we’re along for every step of Pineda’s journey, from his not-so-stunning first day of auditioning to his performances in front of huge crowds to his backstage massages from a masseuse (presumably the band’s). Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesOdie HendersonMar 6, 2013
This is the main problem I had with Don't Stop Believing: Everyman's Journey. On several occasions, the most interesting human details are either left out or barely commented on by the filmmakers, resulting in a documentary that skirts dangerously close to hagiography. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenMar 7, 2013
The film leans a little too heavily on Pineda's wide-eyed disbelief at his sudden turn of fortune, leaving a feeling that it could dig deeper into the history and dynamics of the band. Yet Pineda's ebullience is infectious, and Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey is a pleasant story of dreams coming true. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 7, 2013
Although the overlong film skirts with hagiography, at times feeling more like a promotional DVD extra than an objective account, it nonetheless has an undeniable emotional pull thanks to its fairy tale-like narrative. Read full review
70
Village VoiceErnest HardyMar 5, 2013
It’s a moving tale made more so because even after he’s “won,” Pineda maintains a clear-eyed pragmatism about what living a fairy tale costs. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayMar 6, 2013
It’s hard not to feel that there’s something missing from Don’t Stop Believin’, though. The movie doesn’t necessarily need to be dark, but Diaz barely touches on the downside of the Internet age — such as the nasty messages Pineda received from racist Journey fans — or how it feels to sing someone else’s words in someone else’s voice, night after night. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMar 7, 2013
The best material in the film is the loosest, capturing the perpetually insecure and overcompensating Pineda in his early concerts, leaping, bouncing, careening around as if every moment in every song were an audition for the next moment in the next song. Read full review
60
CineVueAdam LowesMay 21, 2014
At 100 minutes, the film runs dangerously close to outstaying its welcome, but like its subject matter, Diaz's Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey is both amiable and appealing. Read full review
60
NPRScott TobiasMar 8, 2013
It's a cold-blooded business — and all sentiment aside, it's clear that Pineda is as replaceable as anyone. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJim FarberMar 1, 2013
It’s nice to watch the members marvel unendingly over their new find, while Pineda himself presents an ideal image of gratitude and hard work. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMar 14, 2013
Two things hold back Don't Stop Believin' as a documentary. The first is that it presents the world of Journey and the people in it through such a lens of love and light that it begins to seem like a publicity film...The second flaw is that it leaves out vital information. It doesn't, for example, answer the big question, "What happened to Steve?" Read full review
40
Time OutKeith PhippsMar 5, 2013
Unfortunately for this rock documentary, this fan-to-frontman saga is not that interesting a turn. Read full review
38
New York PostSara StewartMar 7, 2013
Pineda is lovely, but I stopped believin’ in this documentary long before it was over. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 7, 2013
This one-note documentary from Ramona S. Diaz is as hostile to conflict as the group’s songs themselves. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineMar 3, 2013
Sadly, those looking for any insight into Journey from Ramona Diaz's documentary are going to have to look elsewhere. Read full review
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