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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.

Rated: Not Rated

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... 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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Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
04/17/04
Arizona Republic

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
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/11/03
AV Club

A river does indeed run through The Same River Twice, and it's rather shallower than director Robb Moss seems to think.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
10/03/03
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

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
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald

Succeeds through articulate, nostalgic sequences of introspection linked by poetic camerawork.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
03/04/04
Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune

Comes across as two sets of home movies spliced together; we watch politely but secretly can't wait to go home.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/02/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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The documentary The Same River Twice will ring startlingly true to any ski bum who ever went legit.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
03/12/04
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post

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
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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It's a rather listless and self-involved documentary.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
04/09/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/12/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
eFilmCritic.com

An elegy, an allegory, and one hell of a beautiful film.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
10/23/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Thoroughly entertaining.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
08/12/03
Eric Campos
Eric Campos
Film Threat

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.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/12/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Poignant but not particularly deep.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/15/03
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

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.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
03/11/04
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly

Sweet, sensitive and insightful.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
03/12/04
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

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
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Most of the river rats have achieved lives that they would call happy, but watching their reactions while they view footage of their carefree younger selves will put a lump in many throats.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
01/08/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
 
 
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