The Ballad of Bering Strait
Emerging Pictures | Release Date: February 19, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Washington PostRita Kempley
It isn't wildly imaginative, but its subjects are novel enough in their own right. They're a little bit country and a little bit Rachmaninoff. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
What makes the story worthwhile is the candor and personality of the band members. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis Harvey
Pleasant if slightly pokey documentary. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Though filmmaker Nina Gilden Seavy followed Bering Strait for the better part of two years, their story is in no way over at the film's conclusion. Read full review
50
New York PostMegan Lahmann
Little is made of the cultural fusion aspect of their story, and ultimately the struggle-for-success tale is as homogenized as the music. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyDaniel Fienberg
While the film frequently concentrates on the wrong story, the humanity of the musicians comes through in their own words and actions. Read full review
50
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
Echoes the trajectory of the post-Communist-bloc region itself, unmoored and at the mercy of pitiless capitalist forces. Read full review
40
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
This competently made picture seems a rehash, and not a terribly interesting one. What's remarkable about it is how unremarkable it is. Read full review
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The documentary never gets more than skin deep. It rarely delves into the troubling regions that are the very orchards of documentary. Read full review
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