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Frequently beautiful and intermittently haunting and could be called a meditation on aging and mortality, an intimate study of a peculiar variety of fame and a portrait of a genuinely remarkable person.Full Review

Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com

A lovely, drifty first feature that feels less like a documentary and more like an act of rapturous devotion.Full Review

Manohla Dargis
The New York Times

A knowledge of Smith's landmark contribution as a rock 'n' roll pioneer is not essential, and the film should be a joy for anyone interested in pop culture of the past 40 years.Full Review

James Greenberg
The Hollywood Reporter

If one thing holds the picture back, it's the self-conscious album-cover aesthetic of Sebring's visual approach.Full Review

Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune

Impossibly long and angular, with a brutally beautiful face, she represents something that's been rare in the popular culture in the past decade: an artist with a voice and a vision.Full Review

Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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