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By Cj Johnson (473) for ABC Radio (Australia) (677) on 27 Aug 2013

It's a quiet movie of small rewards, made by a whole lot of talented people taking a risk and pulling it off with humble aplomb…

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By Jamie T (429) on 25 Aug 2013

A slowly unfolding character drama that will most-likely not appeal to many movie-goers, Greetings from Tim Buckley is a film about a tribute…

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By David 'Mad Dog' Bradley (480) for Rip It Up (249) on 07 Aug 2013

The atmosphere of Algrant's film is detached, as though filmed underwater, which is fitting for Buckley's mood…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 27 Jul 2013

While the film seems like a tribute itself it doesn't have significant commercial appeal but it may appeal to the fans…

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By Graeme M (30) on 24 Jul 2013

Very disappointing. Badgley`s cover of ``Once I was`` is fantastic and his mannerisms and looks are in perfect symmetry with Buckley's…

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By Zack B (668) on 23 Jul 2013

There are several scenes of superfluous emotional displays, like the horrid scene of Jeff crying in the hotel room…

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By Stanislav I (1) on 17 Jun 2013

Very good movie, not for general audience…

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By Jeff Shannon (255) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 22 May 2013

Algrant's desire to reunite father and son through music is admirable, but Greetings from Tim Buckley is too meandering and ethereal to have…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 22 May 2013

The movie struggles to find its footing, lacking the dramatic tension to make it of much interest beyond the fan base of the supremely talented,…

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By Michelle W (672) on 18 May 2013

I really enjoyed the atmosphere of this movie and the parallel between father and son. Penn Badgley's performance as Jeff was amazing…

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By Rick Groen (1,350) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 16 May 2013

Director Dan Algrant’s conceit here is to take an actual event – a tribute concert for Tim held at a Brooklyn church in 1991, the concert…

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By Manny C (1,251) on 12 May 2013

A young, unknown, 24-year-old Jeff Buckley (Penn Badgley) hops a plane to New York from California in 1991 to reluctantly perform at a tribute…

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By William Goss (413) for Film.com (1,892) on 05 May 2013

Two Buckleys for the price of one, but the real star here is Penn Badgley…

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By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 02 May 2013

Music-filled drama amounts to several promises unfulfilled except for some solid performances and a terrific soundtrack of Buckley songs, both…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 01 May 2013

Badgley, best known for playing lonely boy Dan Humphrey on Gossip Girl, is a revelation. He wears his role like a second skin…

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By Sara Stewart (700) for New York Post (6,650) on 01 May 2013

Director Daniel Algrant chose well with Badgley, who transcends the rather made-for-TV vibe with a decent rendition of Buckley’s haunting falsetto…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 01 May 2013

It’s sweet, sentimental, almost inevitably touching if not especially persuasive, brushing against the thorns in each man’s life without…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 01 May 2013

With many languid scenes and little narrative momentum, Algrant may have been aiming for a more ethereal father-son heartbreaker…

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By Jim Farber (14) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 01 May 2013

For all the star’s efforts, the movie itself ends up little more than an exploitation item, a sad place-holder until the real thing comes along…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 30 Apr 2013

Penn Badgley saunters around with an air of spooky self-possession, and he does a dead-on impersonation of Buckley's high-vibrato wail…

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