Greetings from Tim Buckley

Name: Greetings from Tim Buckley
Genre: Drama
Released: May 3, 2013
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Ben Rosenfield, Frank Bello, Imogen Poots, Norbert Leo Butz, Penn Badgley

2013

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Focus World | Release Date: May 3, 2013 | Not Rated

Starring: Ben Rosenfield, Frank Bello, Imogen Poots, Norbert Leo Butz, Penn Badgley, William Sadler

Summary: In 1991, a young musician named Jeff Buckley rehearses for his public singing debut at a Brooklyn tribute show for his father, the late folk singer Tim Buckley. Struggling with the legacy of a man he barely knew, Jeff finds solace in a relationship with an enigmatic young woman working at the show. As they explore New York City, theirIn 1991, a young musician named Jeff Buckley rehearses for his public singing debut at a Brooklyn tribute show for his father, the late folk singer Tim Buckley. Struggling with the legacy of a man he barely knew, Jeff finds solace in a relationship with an enigmatic young woman working at the show. As they explore New York City, their adventures recall glimpses of Tim’s 1960s heyday, as he drives cross-country with a girlfriend and finds himself on the verge of stardom. Leading up to the now-legendary show that launched Jeff’s own brilliant career, Greetings from Tim Buckley is a poignant portrait of a father and son who were each among the most beloved singer/songwriters of their respective generations. [Tribeca Film]… Expand

Director: Daniel Algrant

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 99 min

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Owen Gleiberman

May 1, 2013

Penn Badgley saunters around with an air of spooky self-possession, and he does a dead-on impersonation of Buckley's high-vibrato wail. Read full review

Noel Murray

May 1, 2013

Algrant’s film — which he co-wrote with Emma Sheanshang and David Brendel — is really about Tim Buckley’s son, Jeff, an equally adventurous rocker whose fame ultimately eclipsed his father’s, though he too died young. Read full review

Peter Travers

May 2, 2013

Badgley, best known for playing "lonely boy" Dan Humphrey on Gossip Girl, is a revelation. He wears his role like a second skin. Read full review

Calum Marsh

Apr 30, 2013

The film articulates this dimension of the story, regrettably, in little more than biopic platitudes and daddy-issue clichés...But it's not all bad. Badgley delivers a nuanced performance of such ferocity he almost singlehandedly makes a conventional film seem loose and improvisatory. Read full review

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth

Apr 2, 2013

There is no doubt that Greetings From Tim Buckley is respectful, and thanks to Badgley and Rosenfield, does justice to both singers. But the film never quite connects father and son as each sharing the common bond of extraordinary talent or even similar personal woes. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

May 2, 2013

It’s sweet, sentimental, almost inevitably touching if not especially persuasive, brushing against the thorns in each man’s life without drawing blood. Read full review

Jim Farber

May 2, 2013

For all the star’s efforts, the movie itself ends up little more than an exploitation item, a sad place-holder until the real thing comes along. Read full review

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