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The film is an entertaining chronicle of Holly's brief but productive and influential career as a pioneering rock 'n' roll composer and singer. May 23, 2019 | Full Review…
The film is an entertaining chronicle of Holly's brief but productive and influential career as a pioneering rock 'n' roll composer and singer.
Gary Arnold
The plotting of this 1978 biopic is contrived, and director Steve Rash's feeling for Buddy Holly's time and place is virtually nil, but Gary Busey's performance is astonishing-less as an interpretation than as a total physical transformation. May 23, 2019 | Full Review…
The plotting of this 1978 biopic is contrived, and director Steve Rash's feeling for Buddy Holly's time and place is virtually nil, but Gary Busey's performance is astonishing-less as an interpretation than as a total physical transformation.
Dave Kehr
It's Gary Busey's galvanizing solo performance that gives meaning to an otherwise shapeless and bland feature-length film about the American rock-and-roll star who was killed in a plane crash in 1959. May 23, 2019 | Full Review…
It's Gary Busey's galvanizing solo performance that gives meaning to an otherwise shapeless and bland feature-length film about the American rock-and-roll star who was killed in a plane crash in 1959.
Vincent Canby
The facts in this pop biography are often hopelessly askew, but the story is carried by the unadulterated power of Gary Busey's original and insightful performance. Apr 22, 2013
The facts in this pop biography are often hopelessly askew, but the story is carried by the unadulterated power of Gary Busey's original and insightful performance.
Michael Sragow
The Buddy Holly Story smacks of realism in almost every respect, from the dramaturgy involving Holly and his back-up band, The Crickets, to the verisimilitude of the musical numbers. Mar 26, 2009 | Full Review…
The Buddy Holly Story smacks of realism in almost every respect, from the dramaturgy involving Holly and his back-up band, The Crickets, to the verisimilitude of the musical numbers.
Variety Staff
Fine biopic which showcases a brilliant performance by Busey as Holly, and conveys a real, raw feeling for the music. Jun 24, 2006 | Full Review…
Fine biopic which showcases a brilliant performance by Busey as Holly, and conveys a real, raw feeling for the music.
Chris Auty
The film should please Buddy Holly fans and perhaps the young generation who are curious about rock's beginnings. Rave on. May 23, 2019 | Full Review…
The film should please Buddy Holly fans and perhaps the young generation who are curious about rock's beginnings. Rave on.
Ted Whitehead
This really is a remarkable re-creation of a singer whose skill with music placed him in the same category as The Beatles a few years later. May 23, 2019 | Full Review…
This really is a remarkable re-creation of a singer whose skill with music placed him in the same category as The Beatles a few years later.
Sky Staff
An extraordinary performance by Gary Busey as the early rock'n'roll star gives life to this otherwise ordinary film. May 23, 2019 | Full Review…
An extraordinary performance by Gary Busey as the early rock'n'roll star gives life to this otherwise ordinary film.
People Staff
Ultimately, the success of the film rests on Gary Busey's performance. Not since we saw the young Montgomery Clift and James Dean in their earliest roles has an actor emerged with so sharp and instantly empathetic a persona. Feb 25, 2019 | Full Review…
Ultimately, the success of the film rests on Gary Busey's performance. Not since we saw the young Montgomery Clift and James Dean in their earliest roles has an actor emerged with so sharp and instantly empathetic a persona.
Bernard Drew
...a better-than-average behind-the-scenes drama that boasts a sterling turn from Busey and a whole lot of memorable music. Nov 1, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
...a better-than-average behind-the-scenes drama that boasts a sterling turn from Busey and a whole lot of memorable music.
David Nusair
Gary Busey received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing the rock 'n roll legend in this entertaining biopic. Apr 10, 2012 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Gary Busey received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for playing the rock 'n roll legend in this entertaining biopic.
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