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Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie
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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
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  1. SteveF.
    Jan 14, 2006
    4
    She's deaf? I've worked w/ hundreds of deaf people, from hard of hearing to deaf as a fence post and - w/o exception - they have all had ''the deaf accent'' to one degree or another. I found it very distracting & a serious strain on her credibility every time she spoke (which was often & at length) w/o a trace of the deaf accent. If indeed she is ''profoundly deaf'', as so described several times, then her extraordinary, super-human, unparalleled command of every nuance of a language she cannot hear is a far more interesting story than the one told. Given the credibility issues, I found it increasingly difficult to finish watching.… Expand
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  2. JamesN.
    Nov 11, 2005
    10
    Fascinating music--fine photography and editing--an inspiration (especially to anyone with a disability)!!!
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  3. KoltonV.
    Apr 29, 2008
    5
    The movie put me to sleep and were it not for a school project I'd have turned it off in the first 30 minutes. I loved the idea but the director reminded me of a child with ADD uncertain of what he wanted and always demanding it.
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  4. JulioP.
    Jan 15, 2006
    10
    At three-quarters of the way through the film I felt such an ecstasy as to make any kind of drug-induced euphoria seem trivial. This is the greatest kind of movie -- the kind that speaks to us on every level.
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Metascore
75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    80
    Touch the Sound is at least as inspiring and in some ways more rewarding, thought-provoking and subtly visceral.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Eddie Cockrell
    70
    Fans of the Grammy-winning musician will revel in the proximity to their idol, though second pic from talented helmer Thomas Riedelsheimer plays a tad long to those unfamiliar with his, or her, work.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Leslie Camhi
    80
    It's rare that a documentary conveys an artist's worldview so compellingly, but then Glennie is no ordinary musician.
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