Mayor of the Sunset Strip
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71 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

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  • Starring: David Bowie, Rodney Bingenheimer
  • Summary: A musical documentary about the Homeric journey of rock impresario Rodney Bingenheimer. (First Look Pictures)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Like its star, it's quietly sincere and compulsively watchable.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Richard Harrington
    80
    An elegy for an aging rock pixie.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Hickenlooper's film evokes what the Japanese call mono no aware, which refers to the impermanence of life and the bittersweet transience of things. There is a little Rodney Bingenheimer in everyone, but you know what? Most people aren't as lucky as Rodney.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    Keeps its claws carefully retracted. That's probably for the best, since the documentary still leaves a bitter aftertaste.

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