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The Same River Twice

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The Same River Twice (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 31

Fresh: 21

Rotten:10

Average Rating: 6.7/10

Consensus: An insightful documentary about the passage of time for a group free spirits.

Runtime: 78 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release: Sep 10, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: In THE SAME RIVER TWICE, director/writer/producer Robb Moss tells a true story that takes place across two separate decades: the 1970s, when Moss and a group of long-haired, free-spirited friends spent a summer rafting and camping along... In THE SAME RIVER TWICE, director/writer/producer Robb Moss tells a true story that takes place across two separate decades: the 1970s, when Moss and a group of long-haired, free-spirited friends spent a summer rafting and camping along the Colorado River; and the 2000s, when he revisits the friends who have come through the other side of their counterculture youths and into adulthood. By interspersing reels from the original '70s river trip and documentary footage taken 30-some years later, river guide Jim and fellow travelers Barry, Jeff, Cathy, and Danny are seen both as young, idealistic (and often naked) travelers and older (fully clothed) men and women, some of whom have held onto the counterculture's ideals more than others. Moss often films his grown-up subjects as they watch their younger selves on the screen, capturing genuine moments of memory and reflection. [More]

Director: Robb Moss

Director: Robb Moss

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Feb 22, 2005

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03/12/05
Eric D. Snider
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On the expected side: Those were good times. Get it will you can. I really wouldn't encourage my kids to do the same thing. And so on.

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02/12/05
Christopher Null
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At its core, The Same River Twice is about a process everyone goes through, and the recognition that change is inevitable and we can't be young forever.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
12/09/04
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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04/17/04
Arizona Republic
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The copious nudity of the '78 sequences is striking, but the body part gazed upon most by these people is the navel.

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04/09/04
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
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It's a rather listless and self-involved documentary.

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04/09/04
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Offers glimmers of truth about the aging process, but there is always the sense that Moss only wades knee-high into this river.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/28/04
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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A duller film than its predecessor [Riverdogs].

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
03/27/04
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan
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It's Moss' disinclination to judge that gives what might otherwise be a slight film its genuine poignancy.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
03/26/04
Karen Karbo
Oregonian
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It is poignant to see the young bodies aged.

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03/26/04
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune
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Other documentaries have crisscrossed between time frames, but Moss' beguiling The Same River Twice represents one of the most effective uses of the device.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/12/04
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Sweet, sensitive and insightful.

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03/12/04
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News
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The movie's then-and-now approach proves reasonably interesting, but Same River doesn't dig deeply enough to provide us with more than a series of passing views.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
03/12/04
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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The documentary The Same River Twice will ring startlingly true to any ski bum who ever went legit.

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03/12/04
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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The Same River Twice is far from an arthritic exercise in hippie nostalgia. There is a seasoned richness and vivid specificity to these lives, for all their hurts and losses.

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03/11/04
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly
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Succeeds through articulate, nostalgic sequences of introspection linked by poetic camerawork.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
03/04/04
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune
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02/09/04
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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A poignant meditation on life as a work-in-progress.

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02/06/04
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
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Treats its audience with unusual intelligence and serves up meaty food for thought.

Full Review Source: Boston Herald | comment Comment
02/02/04
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald
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