Throw Down Your Heart
Argot Pictures | Release Date: April 24, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Portland OregonianStan Hall
Meeting at the intersection of cinema, history and ethnomusicology. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleReyhan Harmanci
Part road trip, part music lesson, follows virtuoso musician Béla Fleck on a trip through Africa to reclaim the banjo's roots. It's an entertaining journey, and director Sascha Paladino injects humor and pathos into the musical sequences. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe Leydon
Sascha Paladino's overlong but engaging doc about banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck's harmonious journey through four African countries. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The gentle, upbeat documentary Throw Down Your Heart chronicles the African pilgrimage of the American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck in search of the origins of his chosen instrument. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterRex Roberts
The saving grace of Throw Down Your Heart is Fleck himself, who transcends the contrived unconventionality of the project to emanate a genuine warmth and camaraderie. This extraordinary performer remains shy, soft-spoken, simpatico and as unpretentious as he is talented. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeLaura Bennett
Through it all, Fleck seems at a loss for words, stumbling through small talk and staring feebly as a Ugandan musician weeps during a song about his dead father. Read full review
50
New York PostStaff (Not credited)
Fleck fails to provide any personal charisma, although the music is infectious. Read full review
50
Film ThreatPhil Hall
For the most part, Fleck doesn't seem particularly intrigued on finding the banjo’s African heritage – the film offers little in the way of historic value in understanding the origin of the instrument. Read full review
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