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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerA feast for Neil Young lovers and initiates alike.
- 90The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenMr. Young's passionate cracked whine assumes an oracular power.
- 88USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigIt certainly stays alive in this spare and intriguing film directed by Jonathan Demme, who has helmed two previous Young concert films.
- 80New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsOf course, the music is the thing and the sounds here earn Demme's reverence.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineAs great and intimate as Live at Massey Hall 1971 may be, it's not as transportive as this filming of a Neil Young performance at the venue 30 years later.
- 75MovielineMichelle OrangeMovielineMichelle OrangeThe audience is never seen and only faintly heard. This puts a lot of visual pressure on a very inward performer. Young is a beast onstage, to be sure - he seems to re-grow an appendix for each song.
- 60Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyLos Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyYoung's almost mystical musicianship is what saves it.
- 60Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerBoxoffice MagazineMark KeizerFans of the 66-year-old guitar god (which is to say the only people who'll see this homespun gem) will revel in Young's winsome cruise down Memory Lane.
- 12New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThe nicest thing I can think of to say about the doc Neil Young Journeys is that at least it isn't in 3-D.