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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 03 Apr 2008

It's showbiz, after all…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 03 Apr 2008

I'm not convinced the world needs a handsomely assembled movie of the Stones doing their songs exactly the way they've been doing them for…

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By Joel Selvin (24) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Apr 2008

He brings all his skills as a filmmaker to the film, but Scorsese did not achieve the monumental dimensions of his movie from cinematic savoir…

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By Carla Meyer (580) for Sacramento Bee (806) on 03 Apr 2008

Scorsese, who has used Stones songs so prominently in his movies that he's probably paid for a few outbuildings on the band members' country…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 03 Apr 2008

Amazingly, Jagger turns 65 in July…

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By Jackie Loohauis (51) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 03 Apr 2008

Jagger remains amazing, a human explosion crossing the stage for two hours…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 03 Apr 2008

Powerful in its energy, sparkling in its intimacy, the film captures the self-proclaimed world's greatest rock 'n' roll band still at the height…

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By Devin Faraci (498) for CHUD (345) on 03 Apr 2008

Watching Keith Richards paraded around like a man in a character costume at Disneyland I found myself realizing how f***ing lame this group…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 03 Apr 2008

This is how great rock and roll was meant to be filmed: By great filmmakers…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 03 Apr 2008

There's more than a bit of satisfaction to be had in Shine a Light, which starts with a clever tussle of the dynamic wills of Jagger and Scorsese…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 03 Apr 2008

Shine a Light should be taken with past Stones docs as a continuum, the rock 'n' roll equivalent of Michael Apted's Up series…

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By Richard Mowe (91) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 03 Apr 2008

Manages to capture the raw energy of the band…

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By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 03 Apr 2008

every bit as energetic and exciting as [the Stones] were 40 years ago…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 03 Apr 2008

Whatever your taste, you'll have to agree: Shine a Light is music and cinema writ large. [Blu-Ray]…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for PopMatters (2,617) on 03 Apr 2008

Shine a Light does deliver in a way few concert films can - especially given the timeless talents on display…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (604) on 03 Apr 2008

For a bunch of guys in their sixties, it's clear that not only do they have energy to spare, but they don't seem to be in any hurry to retire…

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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 03 Apr 2008

Shine a Light is a spectacularly entertaining film that is an absolute must-see for anyone with even the vaguest interest in rock music in…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 03 Apr 2008

I'm not convinced the world needs a handsomely assembled movie of the Stones doing their songs exactly the way they've been doing them for…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for Can Magazine (288) on 03 Apr 2008

These so-called Rolling Stones are pretty good. I think they might have a future in this business…

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By Geoff Berkshire (602) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 03 Apr 2008

The cinematically dazzling result pops off the screen even more than the recent digital spectacle U2 3D…

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