Alive Inside
Ximotion Media | Release Date: July 18, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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60
The DissolveAndrew LapinJul 15, 2014
Cohen’s goal—to bring music to every nursing home—is modest, and the film is smart to follow his lead by keeping bombastic rhetoric to a minimum. Strangely, though, the movie lacks any discussion of professional music therapists, who have been doing this kind of work for decades. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloJul 16, 2014
Alive Inside runs a brisk 78 minutes, but that’s still far more time than it requires to make its point; once you’ve seen a couple of old people suddenly come to life upon hearing “I Get Around” or “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” there’s not much to be gained by being presented with half a dozen more instances. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJul 18, 2014
A passionate documentary with a lot of valuable information to impart, and a laudable humanist agenda to push. Unfortunately, it’s also not a particularly good movie. In fact, at certain points it can be an actively annoying one. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJul 17, 2014
Neither the value of music nor the deficiencies of certain nursing homes are tough to debate. But a documentary that never leaves any doubt about what comes next, while single-mindedly stumping for a cause presented as unique, is also not terribly interesting as a film. Read full review
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