Neil Young Journeys
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: June 29, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
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18
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2
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Time OutKeith UhlichJun 29, 2012
This time around, the director documents a 2011 Young solo show in Toronto (the musician's birthplace), but in an intentionally fractured way. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubSam AdamsJun 29, 2012
The heart of any concert movie is the concert itself, and in the case of Neil Young Journeys, it's a great one. Read full review
91
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJun 29, 2012
A feast for Neil Young lovers and initiates alike. Read full review
90
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJun 29, 2012
Mr. Young's passionate cracked whine assumes an oracular power. Read full review
88
USA TodayClaudia PuigJun 29, 2012
It certainly stays alive in this spare and intriguing film directed by Jonathan Demme, who has helmed two previous Young concert films. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJul 26, 2012
Young is one of only a handful of artists from his generation still making vital contributions, or even trying to. Some of his efforts are hit-and-miss, but he's still in there swinging. He never stops moving, changing, evolving, and it makes him fascinating. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAaron HillisJun 29, 2012
Teaming with the Canadian legend again, Demme and five other camera operators expertly capture an intense, pared-down 2011 solo show at Toronto's Massey Hall in the absorbing new Neil Young Journeys. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsJim FarberJun 29, 2012
Of course, the music is the thing and the sounds here earn Demme's reverence. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerDan DelucaJul 26, 2012
I'd say the movie does a fine job of completing the trilogy, but I wouldn't be surprised if Demme and Young have more in them yet. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)James AdamsJul 13, 2012
Over all, Neil Young Journeys is a pretty solemn affair, kinda like the man himself. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJul 12, 2012
With its one-of-a-kind poetic lamentation, Young's voice sounds more peculiarly lovely than ever. A small picture, but good and true. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJul 11, 2012
It's an intimate performance portrait. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubJul 5, 2012
Half of one song is performed with a speck of saliva on the camera. More casual fans will twist in their chairs uncomfortably, wishing that a roadie would walk up and wipe it off. Neil Young die-hards will cherish the spittle. Read full review
75
MovielineMichelle OrangeJun 29, 2012
The audience is never seen and only faintly heard. This puts a lot of visual pressure on a very inward performer. Young is a beast onstage, to be sure - he seems to re-grow an appendix for each song. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter TraversJun 29, 2012
Journeys, shot on the last two nights of Young's 2011 solo world tour, is essential Neil Young. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineKalvin HenelyJun 29, 2012
As great and intimate as Live at Massey Hall 1971 may be, it's not as transportive as this filming of a Neil Young performance at the venue 30 years later. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianShawn LevyJul 19, 2012
Neil Young Journeys is the third documentary/concert film focusing on the great Canadian songwriter that director Jonathan Demme has made since 2006, and it's the weakest of the three, even as it sporadically charms. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrJul 12, 2012
Neil Young Journeys is easily the least of the three documentaries director Jonathan Demme has made with the legendary rocker; but in its shaggy, eccentric way, it may be the truest. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerJun 29, 2012
Fans of the 66-year-old guitar god (which is to say the only people who'll see this homespun gem) will revel in Young's winsome cruise down Memory Lane. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyJun 29, 2012
Young's almost mystical musicianship is what saves it. Read full review
12
New York PostKyle SmithJun 29, 2012
The nicest thing I can think of to say about the doc Neil Young Journeys is that at least it isn't in 3-D. Read full review
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