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Essential for soul fans and entertaining for novices, Muscle Shoals offers a compelling, warts-and-all glimpse at one of the most fascinating stories in modern American music.
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Even with its disappointments, Muscle Shoals can't help but make a hopeful sound. Aug 28, 2019 | Full Review…
Even with its disappointments, Muscle Shoals can't help but make a hopeful sound.
Noah Berlatsky
Hall's backstory, riddled with tragedy, gets the proper attention and respect here. But it's the music that won't let you stop watching. Apr 21, 2014 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Hall's backstory, riddled with tragedy, gets the proper attention and respect here. But it's the music that won't let you stop watching.
David Hinckley
Camalier makes an excellent job of combining talking-head interviews with music, anecdotes and folklore. Dec 30, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Camalier makes an excellent job of combining talking-head interviews with music, anecdotes and folklore.
Geoffrey Macnab
The anecdotes work without the music, but if you like the music... Dang, it's a stairway to heaven. Oct 25, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The anecdotes work without the music, but if you like the music... Dang, it's a stairway to heaven.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
A stubborn charmer whose life was a magnet for tragedy, Hall is the emotional centre not only of the Muscle Shoals sound but of this film. Oct 24, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A stubborn charmer whose life was a magnet for tragedy, Hall is the emotional centre not only of the Muscle Shoals sound but of this film.
Chris Michael
The movie is more a collection of cool people telling great stories than it is a structured documentary (despite Camalier's attempts in that direction). But in this case, that's enough. Oct 24, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The movie is more a collection of cool people telling great stories than it is a structured documentary (despite Camalier's attempts in that direction). But in this case, that's enough.
Bill Goodykoontz
There is an over-reliance on commentary by platitude-spouting rock stars...but the film's great virtue is that it will introduce and remind viewers of the wonderfully varied trove of music that came out of these studios. Mar 13, 2019 | Full Review…
There is an over-reliance on commentary by platitude-spouting rock stars...but the film's great virtue is that it will introduce and remind viewers of the wonderfully varied trove of music that came out of these studios.
Andrew Martin
It's the music here that shines brightest, and for fans of any of the artists involved, there's more than enough great content on show here to get feet tapping and hearts thumping. Mar 4, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's the music here that shines brightest, and for fans of any of the artists involved, there's more than enough great content on show here to get feet tapping and hearts thumping.
Daniel Green
The movie doesn't mention the contemporary Christian or gospel albums recorded at his studio. But what's there is so uplifting it's still well worth your time. Sep 6, 2018 | Full Review…
The movie doesn't mention the contemporary Christian or gospel albums recorded at his studio. But what's there is so uplifting it's still well worth your time.
Megan Basham
An occasionally doleful but otherwise lively trip, Muscle Shoals is yet another cinematic shout-out to those unsung heroes who came out of nowhere and made music that mattered. Oct 24, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
An occasionally doleful but otherwise lively trip, Muscle Shoals is yet another cinematic shout-out to those unsung heroes who came out of nowhere and made music that mattered.
Craig D. Lindsey
Camalier's tuneful if somewhat overlong anecdotal history does the most justice to the Muscle Shoals sound just by listening to it. Feb 4, 2014 | Full Review…
Camalier's tuneful if somewhat overlong anecdotal history does the most justice to the Muscle Shoals sound just by listening to it.
Jonathan Kiefer
Retrospective rockumentary deconstructs the secret of a legendary Alabama music studio's success. Jan 26, 2014 | Rating: 4/4
Retrospective rockumentary deconstructs the secret of a legendary Alabama music studio's success.
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