Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: September 9, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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83
Original-CinKim HughesOct 29, 2020
Wharton’s film benefits from exceptional timing, which may not be accidental. Carter’s diplomacy and decency, his easy smile and comparatively youthful veneer contrast dramatically with the current American president and his secretive, self-aggrandizing, circled-wagons administration. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennySep 10, 2020
“Rock & Roll President” is a potent and poignant reminder of how some things used to be and may never be again. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerOct 29, 2020
Carter himself ties a bow on the film, noting that music is a galvanizing force and that what will unite mankind is a shared respect for truth, God, freedom and democracy. That and a righteous Allman Brothers jam. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeMark FeeneySep 24, 2020
Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President isn’t a political documentary, but it is a civics lesson. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comRobert DanielsSep 9, 2020
It’s a fun soulful documentary that’s rarely ever invasive, depicting the type of statesman we’re sorely missing today. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerSep 10, 2020
Wharton brings an extraordinary diversity of speakers to explain the wildly eclectic archive footage she assembles, with as many foreign policy experts as guitarists. Read full review
67
IndieWireEric KohnSep 8, 2020
While Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President doesn’t always manage to fuse these recollections together, it compensates in a bevy of amusing anecdotes. Read full review
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