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Neil Young Journeys

PG Released Jun 29, 2012 1h 27m Documentary List
89% Tomatometer 63 Reviews 60% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Canadian-born singer Neil Young returns to his hometown of Omemee, Ont., and later performs a solo concert at Toronto's Massey Hall.
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Roger Moore Tribune News Service It's OK. But seriously, how many Neil Young documentaries do we need? Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 3, 2013 Full Review Mike McCahill Guardian Demme hasn't stopped seeking out new angles on this old warhorse, and even the odd speck of spittle on the lens cannot obscure the fact Young increasingly looks and sounds like one of the all-time greats. Rated: 4/5 Dec 13, 2012 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Jonathan Demme makes his third concert film with Young, including shots practically right up his nostrils. Rated: 3/5 Dec 13, 2012 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension Perhaps this is just the fan in me speaking but the problems with this movie are with the filmmaking, not with Neil Young. Mar 10, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com An intimate yet pulsating journey. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 18, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Perhaps one of the best "concert" documentaries ever made, is one journey you don't want to miss. Nov 26, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member worth watching to see some of Neil Young's life growing up in Ontario and also a live concert at Massey Hall Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Eh. It was ok. SO disappointed he didn't play Old Man. Especially since this was in his home town AND THERE IS A BUILDING , I believe a school, NAMED AFTER HIS FATHER! If, in fact, "Old Man" was written regarding his father. I was excited it started out with the old classic tunes. Grrr. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member good performance doc Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member It took a while to warm to the newer material, (much of it from the 2010 album Le Noise), but Neil has still got it... as a recording songwriter. Live, Shakey is getting shakier, and this splicing of a Massey Hall concert with footage from a rambling drive down Highway 11 didn't really do the show any favours. Neither did Demme's heavy-handed, cheap-looking graphic supers about the four students killed in the Kent State riot (sung about in "Ohio"). I'd have liked to have been at the show, and in the end I did like the newer songs - particularly the spruced up 70s rocker, "Hitchhiker" - but this is late Neil, and this DVD is primarily for the collectors. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member A decent mix of old and new songs interspersed with snippets of Neil Young driving around his old haunts in Ontario and reminiscing. It's not essential viewing but fans of Neil will enjoy it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Really only for Neil Young fans (like me), and even then it is so-so. The non-music part should feel nostalgic and emotional, as it covers Neil Young retracing his childhood in his hometown, but just seems dull. There is no profound moment, and it just seems like one big ramble. The music is the highlight, of course, but even that could have been better. Way too many recent Young songs, not enough classics. And I'm not sure I prefer the one-band version of Neil Young to the hard-rocking Crazy Horse version... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Canadian-born singer Neil Young returns to his hometown of Omemee, Ont., and later performs a solo concert at Toronto's Massey Hall.
Director
Jonathan Demme
Producer
Jonathan Demme, Elliot Rabinowitz
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Shakey Pictures
Rating
PG (Language|Brief Thematic Material|Some Drug References)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 29, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$214.6K
Runtime
1h 27m
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