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50
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Critic Score

76
Critics' score based on 22 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.Full Review

A.O. Scott
The New York Times

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.Full Review

Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

A vibrant and joyous new documentary.Full Review

Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times

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.Full Review

Nathan Rabin
The Onion (A.V. Club)

Period pieces can be marvelous or musty, depending on the period, as well as the piece. Soul Power is marvelous.Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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