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Movie Overview
Cast
• Mick Jagger
• Keith Richards
• Charlie Watts
Director
• Martin Scorsese
MPAA Rating
PG - for brief strong language, drug references and smoking.
Theatrical Release
Apr 04, 2008 (Limited)
Shine a Light (2008)

REVIEWS
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INTERVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 78% Fresh
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3.5/5
"Shine a Light does deliver in a way few concert films can - especially given the timeless talents on display"  PopMatters  Bill Gibron

A-
"Scorsese has an obsession with the Stones, and it's revealed in every last dizzying moment of this exceptional musical document."  BrianOrndorf.com  Brian Orndorf

A+
"Where Scorsese's focus for the "The Last Waltz" was on capturing a cultural zeitgeist that supported a generational shift of musical ideas, here he goes after the incredibly honed inner-workings of the Rolling Stones' performance style and musical deliver"  ColeSmithey.com  Cole Smithey

"Buddy Guy makes his guest appearance his own, and for an all too brief couple of minutes, carries the movie off to some other dimension."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

4/5
"Martin Scorsese and an ace crew of cinematographers have managed to catch the Stones on two nights in 2006 when the title of 'World's Greatest Rock Band' was rightfully theirs."  eFilmCritic.com  Dan Lybarger

C+
"Not much light to shine on the aging Rolling Stones."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

3/5
"A wild performance by Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, who really know how to give it all they've got."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

B+
"In the Rolling Stones, Scorsese has found himself, despite their superficial dissimilarities."  Cinepinion  Henry Stewart

3/4
"A vivid record of the aging rockers' ability to put on a great show -- not a great show for a bunch of guys in their sixties, but a great show, period -- and Scorsese's canny use of archival footage makes it more than a mere concert film."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

B
"Shine a Light doesn't break any new ground for Scorsese or the Stones, but it's an enjoyable showcase for the prodigious skills the director and band have."  Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema  Mark Pfeiffer

4/5
"O que importa nem é tanto a música, mas sim o prazer inquestionável com que esta é criada e executada pelos envelhecidos, mas sempre contagiantes, Rolling Stones."  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

5/5
""Shine a Light" is a spectacularly entertaining film that is an absolute must-see for anyone with even the vaguest interest in rock music in general and the Rolling Stones in particular."  eFilmCritic.com  Peter Sobczynski

B
"A typical rock concert and documentary film, only more so."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

A-
"Do not expect (thankfully) an MTV-style concert film with three-second edits and extreme close-ups."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

2/4
"The legendary rockers never did much for me musically, and so a film that's 95 percent live performance does even less."  Charlotte Weekly  Sean O'Connell

"The filmmaking tries to generate excitement; it doesn't capture it."  Salon.com  Stephanie Zacharek

8/10
"A consummate concert film but not on a calibre with Scorsese's "The Last Waltz" (1978)."  SSG Syndicate  Susan Granger

9/10
"Though it does not redefine the boundaries of the concert film like The Last Waltz did, Marty's love letter to the Stones is much more than alright; in fact it's a gas."  Antagony & Ecstasy  Tim Brayton
OFCS Rating: 78% Fresh
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