Air Guitar Nation
  • Studio: Docurama
  • Release Date: Mar 23, 2007
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Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics What's this?

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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

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  • Summary: A battle of naked ambition played out on the national and, ultimately, world stage, Air Guitar Nation chronicles the birth of the U.S. Air Guitar Championships as legions of aspiring rock stars live out their dreams on a quest to become the world champion in a strange world where musical ability plays second fiddle to virtual virtuosity. (Docurama Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    83
    When C-Diddy (a.k.a. David Jung), in his samurai superman suit, does his note-perfect, lip-twisting, belly-jiggling manic mime of Extreme's ''Play With Me,'' it's hard not to grin and admit that, yes, this is almost an art form.
  2. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: David Ansen
    80
    The nutty thing is, by the end of this jolly, oddly compelling and genuinely suspenseful documentary, the ridiculousness of such notions seems open to genuine debate.
  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    80
    I don't know whether to call it interpretive dance for dudes or performance art or just a highly developed form of wanking. Who cares? It seriously rocks.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Rob Nelson
    80
    My long strums are pretty f---ing tight," gushes one faux-ax-stroker in this slick, hilarious, and at times even suspenseful ode to competitive mock-rock and/or the further decline of Western civ.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. RogerT.
    10
    This movie was beyond hilarious. I went into it a skeptic, thinking, this must be a a joke...but I totally got sucked in and loved it. The soundtrack rocks and the whole thing is just insanely funny.… Expand
  2. TimM
    10
    This movie was freakin hilarious... and for a brief moment... in one of the competition montages... i felt the essence of humanity and soul raining down on me like pellets of ice from a dark, ominous sky... and for the rest of it, i laughed my face off. Even my girlfriend, who was extremely skeptical when i put this in her player, was cheering by the end. Glorious.… Expand
  3. AddyT.
    10
    This movie is extremely entertaining and by far the most fun I have ever had watching a documentary! Air Guitar rocks!!!! Make Air not War!
  4. MarcK.
    4
    I didn't think it was possible that such an interesting and exciting subject could yield such a boring film. But that's what happened. Bjorn Toroque was a complete jerk, and C-Diddy lacked any charisma.… Expand

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