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Bittersweet Motel
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 17 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by:
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Release Date:
Theatrical: August 25, 2000
DVD: March 6, 2001
Running Time: 82 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: Not rated
Starring Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, and Page McConnell
Todd Phillips direct this documentary look at Phish, following the Vermont-based band on several concert tours.
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
It's like Woodstock without the mud, and it leaves you feeling clean.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris
A crafty, sometimes craven, but hardly worshipful snapshot of an unlikely candidate for biggest rock act on earth.
Portland Oregonian Michael Evans
Makes a fine primer on one of today's most intriguingly creative and surreptitiously popular acts.
Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
Manages to capture the essence of one of the world's most surprising success stories.
Read Full Review >New York Post Dan Aquilante
Fans will love this quick flick by director Todd Phillips, but it better serves as an introduction for the uninitiated.
Washington Post Richard Harrington
You don't have to be a Phishead to enjoy Bittersweet Motel.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Greg Kot
A documentary that will likely leave Phish diehards hankering for more, and everybody else still wondering what all the fuss is about.
Variety Dennis Harvey
Well-made if not particularly insightful docu should be catnip to Phishheads, while the previously unconverted are likely to stay that way.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle James Sullivan
There are just enough revelatory moments to recommend the movie.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Dan DeLuca
It falls short of its tie-dye target.
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Clearly Phish's appeal is fundamentally experiential, and the experience doesn't lend itself to being captured on film.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Steve Hochman
A film without a framework, without a skeleton--a Phish philet, if you will.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
Never really gets across the essence of who the band members are and why they inspire such fidelity.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Ann Hornaday
Little more than an electronic press kit for the band, produced for the benefit of its fans.
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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