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Plot Summary
In honor of Pearl Jam’s twentieth anniversary, Academy Award-winning director and music journalist Cameron Crowe created a definitive portrait of the seminal band carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely and never-before-seen footage, plus 24 hours of recently shot concert and interview footage.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
67%- Reviews Counted: 27
- Fresh: 18
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 6.4/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: While the movie may not have the insight of D. A. Pennebaker's "Don't Look Back" or even Phil Joanou's U2 travelogue, "Rattle and Hum," Pearl Jam devotees will not go home musically unnourished.
Fresh: By the time "Pearl Jam Twenty" is over we can't help but be impressed by the kind of personal and professional integrity that has kept the band honest and allowed them to endure and prosper.
Rotten: Perhaps Pearl Jam's arc too closely resembles Crowe's own, and he can't see what's so uniquely poignant about dimmed but enduring stars.
Fresh: Any enterprise like this is inherently self-congratulatory, but the film is best considered from Crowe's perspective: that of a fan.
Customer Reviews
Greatness
Great movie about a great band, I've been the biggest fan since the beginning, and the previous bands the guys had and the whole Seattle sound...of which pearl jam is my favorite and the best...! Can't wait to get my 3 disc fan club store bought extended edition...only a couple weeks left, I think I can make it...! Thanks guys, keep the tunes comin...!!! Your music gets me through...!
A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE BAND AND FOR THE FANS!
This documentary is amazing to see where they have gone over all these years and adding this to your collection is a HUGE must for any and all Pearl Jam fans. This is an awesome look back at the band the music and the fans. I have seen this so many times and LOVE it so much. I consider this to be one all my favorite movies I have seen and I know it will be for you as well. If you love Pearl Jam and want to show your love for the band and as a fan you will get this. I'm a Vedd head for sure!
Great doc!
I saw this during its very short run in theaters and I enjoyed this! Whether you're a Pearl Jam fan, a Cameron Crowe fan or just a music fan in general, it's definitely worth catching! Great little video surprises along the way :-)
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- $17.99
- Genre: Documentary
- Released: 2011
- © 2011 Monkeywrench, Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment