The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)

Critic Reviews

• Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

  By the time The U.S. vs. John Lennon is done, the filmmakers have reinforced the sense that pop music once produced prophets, as well as profits.

• Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

  Lennon's spirit, like his music, shines through this movie like a beacon.

• Bill Muller, Arizona Republic

  Humanizing Lennon to those who might find the man a bit inaccessible, and adding the word 'courage' to his long list of positive attributes.

• Peter Howell, Toronto Star

  Documentarians David Leaf and John Scheinfeld go beyond the usual glibness, revealing a much fuller portrait of the man.

• Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

  Concentrates on Lennon's post-Beatles years, in which he did a lot of great work that's overlooked today, and it's good to have a lot shown on that period.

• Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

  The film's first half has zero to do with its title, and its second half digs up familiar turf.

• Enrique Buchichio, Uruguay Total

  (...) Un documento valioso sobre una época y sobre una figura casi mítica y su compromiso con la paz (...)

• Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

  A powerful statement about how in a country of "democracy," the peace keepers are deemed the most dangerous to civilization...

• Ryan Cracknell, Calgary Movies

  An excellent documentary in charting how celebrities can use their public status for good, especially if they have the guts to turn their backs on what made them famous for a greater good.

• Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses

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• Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile

  It's as gripping as any thriller and as moving as any drama with the added fascination of the unfathomable relationship between John and Yoko.

• Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

  Um belíssimo documentário que nos faz lembrar de que, por ter existido, John Lennon fez deste um mundo melhor.

• Marty Mapes, Movie Habit

  An entertaining, lightweight (sometimes too much so) documentary about Lennon's deportation case

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