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Neil Young - Greendale (2004)

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Reviews Counted:48

Fresh:17

Rotten:31

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: Strictly for Neil Young fans only.

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Using the music from his acclaimed "Greendale" album, Neil Young turned the themes from the record into this epic drama. The story is centered around the mythical town of Greendale, a formerly... Using the music from his acclaimed "Greendale" album, Neil Young turned the themes from the record into this epic drama. The story is centered around the mythical town of Greendale, a formerly idyllic place rocked by the sudden shooting of a policeman. Fingers point at young Jed Green, forcing his family to rally around him after the media impinges on their lives. Songs from Young and his faithful band Crazy Horse proliferate throughout, making this an awesome aural and visual treat for any fans of the innovative rocker. [More]

Starring: Neil Young

Starring: Neil Young

Director: Neil Young

Director: Neil Young

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Jun 22, 2004

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

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10/17/07
Cole Smithey
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Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
03/11/06
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Its strength lies in its rawness, innocence and lack of polish, as it gets the concerned singer's message out loud and clear to those who are believers.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/05/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

[Neil Young's] dotardly video companion to his album of the same name.

Full Review Source: Blogcritics.org | comment Comment
11/08/04
Alan Dale
Alan Dale
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Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
08/07/04
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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If Young's music or essential intrigue -- at any stage of his rich, 30-plus years of unpredictable expression -- have ever entertained your imagination, Greendale will likely yield a fun field trip into the mystery of his evergreen mind.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
06/19/04
Orlando Weekly

Everyone knows rock stars shouldn't make movies, but that goes double for old, drug-addled ones like Neil Young.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
06/19/04
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Overall, it's a pretty irritating movie. But as I watched it, almost in spite of myself, I kept getting caught up in Young's music.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
06/18/04
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

Anyone except Young devotees may find this one a yawn-inducing experience.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
06/18/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Little more than a video vanity project, as fuzzy as Young's guitar chords but not nearly as moving.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
06/18/04
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

It's dreadfully boring.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
05/14/04
Chris Riemenschneider
Chris Riemenschneider
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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At a time when the visuals in so many movies drown out weak storytelling and flailing dialogue, Neil Young’s made an oddity: Greendale is a film better heard than seen.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
05/01/04
Brian Gibson
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

Young might have been thinking high-concept, but on the screen, Greendale devolves into overwrought 'save the planet for another day' screeds and Sunday-school homilies.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
05/01/04
Tom Moon
Tom Moon
Philadelphia Inquirer
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You're better off listening to the album than watching this almost unwatchable movie.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
04/16/04
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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An egomaniacal misfire...a foolproof defense against both CD and VHS/DVD piracy.

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04/13/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

An 83-minute rock block of interconnected music videos... it feels like a giant marketing ploy to sell more albums.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
04/09/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Smacks of self-indulgence and misplaced ideals.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
04/08/04
Chris Vognar
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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So terrible, you can't believe Young isn't simply having a big goof on all of us.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
04/02/04
Karen Karbo
Karen Karbo
Oregonian

An avant home movie posing as an anthem by an artist whose message gets grainier the closer you look.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
03/31/04
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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