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Documentary about the 200-year history and evolution of Gospel music. Cast:Smokey Robinson, Mahalia Jackson, James ClevelandDirector:Don McGlynnRelease Date:June 3, 2011DVD Release:November 1, 2011From:MagnoliaRating:PGLength:1 hr 55 min
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
Rejoice & Shout, Very Good Reviews (Doc) Key Cities
Rejoice & Shout played in key cities to very good reviews. • Tom Long wrote in the Detroit News, "...a nicely documented history of gospel music.... as both musical and educational experience, 'Rejoice and Shout' offers plenty of reason to do just that." • And Elizabeth Weitzman wrote in the New York Daily News, "...delivers so many moments of artistic ecstasy, we can forgive the plain wrapping." More Reviews Below...
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...gratifyingly comprehensive... a bit too chronological, but its historical reverence is true to gospel's joyful insistence on locating the spiritual in the everyday."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 88 words, 06/10/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a consistently entertaining documentary bringing together a remarkable variety of surviving performances on films and records, going back to circa 1900."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 458 words, 06/17/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Your religion or lack of one doesn't matter. At some point while watching the film, you may feel that music is God, or if not, a close approximation of divinity."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 860 words, 06/03/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...lacking the divine inspiration of its subject. But Don McGlynn's gospel documentary delivers so many moments of artistic ecstasy, we can forgive the plain wrapping."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 118 words, 06/03/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "If you don't know gospel music, really know it, you are missing out on a lot... 'Rejoice and Shout,' a vibrant and comprehensive new documentary, will take you there in style."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 554 words, 06/24/11
Kyle Smith, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "...a rote documentary... I wanted to know more about the personalities behind the music.... we don't really learn about gospel's influence on later forms."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 212 words, 06/03/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a consistently entertaining documentary bringing together a remarkable variety of surviving performances on films and records, going back to circa 1900."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 458 words, 06/17/11
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...succeeds in one important respect where most of its ilk fail, giving plenty of breathing room to the archival footage of performances..."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 06/01/11
KEY CITIES (5 Reviews)
David Malitz, Washington Post: MODERATE(cg) "...far from authoritative... plays out as little more than a Wikipedia page with musical accompaniment. But, oh, that musical accompaniment..."(See all of David Malitz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 479 words, 06/17/11
Dan DeLuca, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "...sets itself the impossible task of telling the whole rousing, spirit-lifting story of African American Christian music from slavery till now."(See all of Dan DeLuca's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 06/24/11
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "The challenge in creating a historical nonfiction music film is getting the right balance of information and song; filmmaker Don McGlynn wisely stressed the music."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 381 words, 07/08/11
Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a nicely documented history of gospel music.... as both musical and educational experience, 'Rejoice and Shout' offers plenty of reason to do just that."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 302 words, 06/17/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...succeeds in one important respect where most of its ilk fail, giving plenty of breathing room to the archival footage of performances..."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 06/01/11
Noel Murray, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The main reason to see the film is to see archival footage of ecstatic congregations experiencing the power of live performances, delivered with unfettered abandon."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 361 words, 06/02/11
Andrew Schenker, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...keeps us hooked sufficiently by continually cutting away to clips of musical performances. Indeed, the music is undoubtedly the film's chief strength..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 618 words, 05/29/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Your religion or lack of one doesn't matter. At some point while watching the film, you may feel that music is God, or if not, a close approximation of divinity."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 860 words, 06/03/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "If you don't know gospel music, really know it, you are missing out on a lot... 'Rejoice and Shout,' a vibrant and comprehensive new documentary, will take you there in style."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 554 words, 06/24/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...an overview of African-American gospel sounds whose dazzling talent-display should exhilarate viewers regardless of religious leanings.... two hours race by."(See all of Leslie Felperin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 05/10/10
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: OUTSTANDING "A splendid if exhausting journey through the history of gospel music reaching back nearly two centuries... a must-see and see-again."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 843 words, 05/26/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "If you don't know gospel music, really know it, you are missing out on a lot... 'Rejoice and Shout,' a vibrant and comprehensive new documentary, will take you there in style."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 554 words, 06/24/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Your religion or lack of one doesn't matter. At some point while watching the film, you may feel that music is God, or if not, a close approximation of divinity."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 860 words, 06/03/11
17.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Rejoice & Shout's reviews are separated by an average 17.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Rejoice & Shout (18 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Rejoice & Shout's reviews cover 25.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,372 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 410 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 45.7 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Rejoice & Shout's reviews on average broke 45.7 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Rejoice & Shout's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Rejoice & Shout (18 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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