Soul Power Critic Reviews
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Soul Power, as aptly and succinctly titled a movie as I have ever seen, takes you to a place where the discipline that produces great popular art is indistinguishable from the ecstasy that art creates.Read the full review
Explodes in a burst of energy, musical chops and an eerie political prescience that makes it feel like something beamed from some past-is-future time warp.Read the full review
A vibrant and joyous new documentary.Read the full review
James Brown, B.B. King, and a dazzling array of top African, Afro-Cuban, and African-American talent finally gets its own solo spotlight in Soul Power.Read the full review
Period pieces can be marvelous or musty, depending on the period, as well as the piece. Soul Power is marvelous.Read the full review
The idea is to share with us that this show happened. But gluttons for these artists and for music festivals in general might wonder, as I have, whether there's any way the filmmakers might share more of the remaining 123 1/2 hours.Read the full review
What's infectious in Soul Power is the almost shocking optimism of its America-meets-Africa '70s world-beat vibe.Read the full review
Joyously funky documentary.Read the full review
The concert footage is mesmerizing; the planning leading up to the show is pedestrian.Read the full review
While there's an awful lot to like about this infectious celebration of a remarkable event featuring some superb, larger-than-life performers at the top of their game, the enterprise comes across as a bit of a missed opportunity.Read the full review
