American Experience
2004
76 Reviews 100+ RatingsWhat to know
An emotionally wrenching portrayal of a family reunion that doesn't turn out as expected. Read critic reviews
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Critic Reviews for American Experience
All Critics (76) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (16)
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Stands as a powerful record of a truly historic event in the annals of rap.
December 10, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
This doesn't stand with the great hip-hop documentaries.
December 3, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 -
I'm more familiar with Jersey than with Jay-Z, but I found it difficult to watch this concert (shot in 2003) without gaining some appreciation for the rapper's rapid-fire verbal acrobatics.
December 3, 2004 | Rating: B -
A concert film that captures last year's Garden party along with well-orchestrated, if not especially revealing, behind-the-scenes footage.
November 12, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
A spectacular concert documentary that also gives some fascinating insights into the making of 'The Black Album.'
November 5, 2004 | Full Review… -
Against a vibrant, well-lit backdrop, he performs his biggest hits with an intensity and clarity that should allow even the uninitiated to appreciate the lyrical dexterity which makes him the genre's dean, the first rapper profiled on 60 Minutes.
November 5, 2004 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for American Experience
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Oct 02, 2012An Amer-Asian woman travels to Vietnam to meet her long-lost mother. Aside from a few forays into a discussion of cultural and racial differences -- the Vietnamese family's request for money and the Tennessee family's racism -- there is no discernible difference between this documentary and an episode of Maury Povich. It has all the melodrama of daytime talk with very little of the thematic sophistication one might expect from film, especially a film that won at Sundance. Also, I found all the characters unlikable. Heidi lacked any characteristic aside from a plastic smile, and the family was all jubilation. And when the Vietnamese family "turned on" Heidi, I failed to sympathize with either party. Overall, Maury is the same but shorter, so watch it instead; just make sure you don't get a paternity episode instead of a reunion episode.Jim H Super Reviewer
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