3 stars out of 4 -- "[D]irector Jonathan Demme showcases Neil Young's blazing guitar and bruised wonder of a voice....Essential Neil Young."
Rolling Stone "The set list, a mix of old and new, is a rarefied collection reflecting the rocker's eclectic stylistic range. Young is always a singular force onstage..."
Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Young is a true master of the six-string cri de coeur and the Massey Hall concert shows us the grizzled singer at his angry and plaintive best."
Box Office "Thunder rumbling up from the center of the earth with scraggly flashes of lightning amid fire and flood: that describes the sound of Neil Youngs amplified guitar in Jonathan Demmes compelling new concert film, NEIL YOUNG JOURNEYS."
New York Times "[A] spare and intriguing film....The folk-rocker's modest storytelling style never gets lost in minutiae or sentimental reveries -- like his songwriting, it's succinct and poignant."
USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "It's an intimate performance portrait, divided among new material from his 2010 album LE NOISE and many of his classics."
Chicago Sun-Times "[An] engrossing combination of road-trip documentary and concert film."
Movieline "[R]evelatory, precisely because it feels less like a message in a time capsule than like lightning in a bottle." -- Grade: A-
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