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Though it glosses over anything negative about Lennon, this documentary offers a lot of fascinating archival footage, plus its political issues still have relevance for today.
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If anything this film proves that song can have more impact than a little toe tapping and tub-thumping. Dec 30, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
If anything this film proves that song can have more impact than a little toe tapping and tub-thumping.
Stella Papamichael
By the time The U.S. vs. John Lennon is done, the filmmakers have reinforced the sense that pop music once produced prophets, as well as profits. Nov 24, 2006 | Rating: 4/5
By the time The U.S. vs. John Lennon is done, the filmmakers have reinforced the sense that pop music once produced prophets, as well as profits.
Roger Moore
Lennon's spirit, like his music, shines through this movie like a beacon. Nov 24, 2006 | Rating: 3/4
Lennon's spirit, like his music, shines through this movie like a beacon.
Peter Travers
The film paints with swaggeringly broad strokes, the basic thesis being Lennon = good, government = bad. Oct 28, 2006 | Full Review…
The film paints with swaggeringly broad strokes, the basic thesis being Lennon = good, government = bad.
David Jenkins
Humanizing Lennon to those who might find the man a bit inaccessible, and adding the word 'courage' to his long list of positive attributes. Oct 12, 2006 | Rating: 4/5
Humanizing Lennon to those who might find the man a bit inaccessible, and adding the word 'courage' to his long list of positive attributes.
Bill Muller
Documentarians David Leaf and John Scheinfeld go beyond the usual glibness, revealing a much fuller portrait of the man. Sep 29, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Documentarians David Leaf and John Scheinfeld go beyond the usual glibness, revealing a much fuller portrait of the man.
Peter Howell
A powerful statement about how in a country of "democracy," the peace keepers are deemed the most dangerous to civilization... Jul 10, 2007 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
A powerful statement about how in a country of "democracy," the peace keepers are deemed the most dangerous to civilization...
Felix Vasquez Jr.
An excellent documentary in charting how celebrities can use their public status for good, especially if they have the guts to turn their backs on what made them famous for a greater good. Jun 21, 2007 | Full Review…
An excellent documentary in charting how celebrities can use their public status for good, especially if they have the guts to turn their backs on what made them famous for a greater good.
Ryan Cracknell
The breadth of interviews was quite good, and the film goes to great pains to situate Lennon within the wider political framework of the day. Everyone from G. Gordon Liddy to Geraldo are trotted out to either decry or justify the treatment that the Nixon Jun 21, 2007 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
The breadth of interviews was quite good, and the film goes to great pains to situate Lennon within the wider political framework of the day. Everyone from G. Gordon Liddy to Geraldo are trotted out to either decry or justify the treatment that the Nixon
Jason Gorber
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Joseph Proimakis
It's as gripping as any thriller and as moving as any drama with the added fascination of the unfathomable relationship between John and Yoko. May 25, 2007 | Full Review…
It's as gripping as any thriller and as moving as any drama with the added fascination of the unfathomable relationship between John and Yoko.
Urban Cinefile Critics
Um belíssimo documentário que nos faz lembrar de que, por ter existido, John Lennon fez deste um mundo melhor. Jan 31, 2007 | Rating: 5/5
Um belíssimo documentário que nos faz lembrar de que, por ter existido, John Lennon fez deste um mundo melhor.
Pablo Villaça
I love a good documentary. It's weird, I can appreciate a good Beatles documentary, yet I prefer covers of their music as opposed to the original. Having said that, this was a good eye-opening film about John Lennon's going from musician to activist for peace and how the US government didn't take too kindly to it.
Super Reviewer
Interesting documentary that draws an uneasy parallel between the Vietnam & Iraq wars.
Give peace a chance.
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