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By John C (2,737) on 15 Feb 2010

Sayles delivers another wonderful chronicle of a particular community in a certain time and place rarely visited by other movies…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 31 Dec 2009

His heart -- and musical soul -- is in the right place, but the film makes you at times uncomfortable with black and Southern stereotypes that…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 11 Oct 2009

There is a great movie to be made about the first stirrings of rock 'n' roll…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 19 Apr 2009

Stylistically it is a winner, creating a great atmosphere amongst a slow pace of life centring around a bar in the deep south…

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By Brandon W (1,786) on 20 Feb 2009

The story was predictable, and the characters were unoriginal, but they played well off of each other…

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By Sv G (510) on 24 Jan 2009

Endearing if old-fashioned, almost Disney-esque tale…

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By Matt H (2,287) on 17 Jan 2009

Fantastic indie film set in a rural Alabama town in early 1950…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 27 Dec 2008

An engaging and inspirational tale... handled with graceful understatement…

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By Adrian N (124) on 25 Dec 2008

A great story concept that is ultimatly very preditcable, but the film is far too slowly paced, and ultimatly goes on far longer than it needs too…

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By Kevin Crust (344) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 24 Dec 2008

Music may be Honeydripper's most indelible element and Sayles and longtime collaborator, composer Mason Daring, seamlessly incorporate several…

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By Courtney B (263) on 06 Nov 2008

I had just finished watching this movie which I had rented. I really enjoyed it…

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By Michael W. Phillips, Jr. (528) for Goatdog's Movies (527) on 17 Oct 2008

It's optimistic, and maybe it doesn't have a heck of a lot to do with history, but it's a tale well told…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 17 Oct 2008

Typical of a pretty good Sayles movie. There are few, if any, heroes and villains…

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By Reginald J (34) on 07 Oct 2008

Really great little movie - well written with good characters and acting, beautifully filmed, fun soundtrack…

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By Luckyj (1) on 20 Sep 2008

Any John Sayles film is worth a look. Consider Alien vs. Predator: Requiem before you start handing out zeros in such a cavalier fashion…

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By Krystal L (105) on 12 Sep 2008

John Sayles Honeydripper is rather uneven, but the music is unbelievable good, as is the first-rate cast…

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By Amber B (240) on 31 Aug 2008

John Sayles is a storyteller who in his films explores a slice of life specific to a place & time…

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By Abbie P (26) on 28 Aug 2008

I had never heard of this film and discovered it one day while on Netflix. As a fan of R&B, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie…

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By Tyler W (699) on 18 Aug 2008

Very good John Sayles film with some great cinematography, music and a lot of atmosphere…

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By Simon C (541) on 05 Aug 2008

Great soundtrack---movie is a bit predictable but solidly acted…

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