• Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 5, 2015
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    Apr 6, 2015
    60
    Whenever Gibney does try to shake things up the results are embarrassing.... The facts of Sinatra’s life are still compelling enough that the movie is rarely dull.
  2. Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Apr 1, 2015
    60
    Four hours may seem like a lot, and some of the commentary sounds as if it’s being read from a script, which doesn’t help the time pass quickly. But if anyone deserves a longer-than-usual television documentary, it’s Sinatra, who would have turned 100 this December. The film becomes more interesting the less far back your memory goes.
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. Apr 14, 2015
    10
    This is more than just a portrait of the pre-eminent performer of the 20th Century. It's quite simply a history lesson. Alex Gibney does itThis is more than just a portrait of the pre-eminent performer of the 20th Century. It's quite simply a history lesson. Alex Gibney does it again with a fabulous documentary using the plot device of Sinatra's 1971 retirement concert as the backdrop. The evolution of society is painted against the evolution of music. I grew up in a home where his records were played constantly, and my mother the bobby soxer never wavered in her love for Sinatra. I got to see him in concert, and I understood his importance. If you do, or do not understand his importance, see this. The talent, the flaws, the influence, are all here. Full Review »