America's Heart and Soul Critic Reviews

Harbors some indelibly arresting images and characters whose stories, even at their most superficial, manage to be authentically inspiring. Read the full review

This is an undeniably gorgeous film, with tremendous sweep and a great feel for vast landscapes and glittering cityscapes. Schwartzberg has captured a sense of the country's grandeur. Read the full review

This is Disney at its live-action best and brightest. Read the full review

An old-school documentary that is both non-controversial and uplifting, America's Heart & Soul could be subtitled the Anti-Fahrenheit 9/11. Read the full review

A feel-good documentary. Read the full review

Features 20-odd valiant souls treasuring their freedom and overcoming obstacles while skycams soar over purple mountains' majesty and an acrobatic pilot does loop-de-loops over fruited plains.Read the full review

The travelogue cinematography is often gorgeous, and the movie's folks, however hastily presented, are winning.Read the full review

Schwartzberg does stumble upon some pretty fascinating people.Read the full review

The film would make a better fit on television or at one of Disney's theme parks. In cinemas, Heart & Soul is an odd duck, out of sync with the current generation of documentarians whose films dig deep into stories and issues the media generally overlooks.Read the full review