Almost Famous (2000) Rank 3 Reviews

Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

In his rock ballad "Music," John Miles sings: "To live without my music / would be impossible to do. / In this world of troubles, / my music pulls me through." For the Baby Boom generation, pop music â�� especially rock â�� was a passport to an alternate ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)

There's a certain kind of man who wouldn't be capable of fashioning an autobiographical tale that wasn't mostly about women; Cameron Crowe is one of them. "Almost Famous" is Crowe's semiautobiographical account of a 15-year-old journalist who goes on the ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)

digitallyOBSESSED.com (Rich Rosell)

In 1973 I was 13, and just beginning my life-long foray into real rock and roll. My personal thoughts and recollections of my own musical development and discovery are as vivid today as they were then, and full of that same wonder and awe. Consequently, ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Rich Rosell)

Orbital Reviews

Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire) wrote, directed, and produced Almost Famous, which is based on a true story about his early life. The movie focuses on a fifteen-year-old high school student named William Miller (Patrick Fugit). Miller is not like other ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Orbital Reviews

DVD Times

There's a very easy way to gauge whether you will really enjoy Almost Famous or not. About halfway through, there is a scene where Elton John's 'Tiny Dancer' is played on the band's coach, and there is a moment where everyone sings along to it. If you ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Times

NY Rock

As rock 'n' roll movies go, if Spinal Tap goes to eleven, Almost Famous peaks out at 7. Writer/producer/director Cameron Crowe's latest is a romantic comedy with Billy Crudup as Russell Hammond, a mysterious lead-guitar superstar of the band Stillwater, ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at NY Rock

201 Words-or-Less Film Review

Cameron Crowe, known best as writer of Fast Times at Ridgemont High and writer/director of Jerry Maguire and Say Anything, returns to his roots with this story of a 15-year-old aspiring journalist who goes on the road with an almost famous rock band (the ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at 201 Words-or-Less Film Review

A Guide To Current Film Review: "Almost Famous"

The film, which has an almost scarily perfect sense of time and place, stars newcomer Patrick Fugit as William, a young writer who finds himself falling in love with the world of rock and roll, and one night, asked to come along with a band on their ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at A Guide To Current Film Review: "Almost Famous"

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Cameron Crowe loves rock 'n' roll, no doubt about it. But, like pornography or a batter's strike zone, rock 'n' roll means lots of different things to lots of different people. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Exploded Goat review (Joe Cormack)

Almost Famous is a paean not only to a bygone musical era, but to all the women Crowe loved and looked up to, and who loved him back -- especially his overprotective mom. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Exploded Goat review (Joe Cormack)

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

It's hard to believe the budget for ALMOST FAMOUS was $60 million when you consider the fact that the film has no big name stars or special effects like SPACE COWBOYS, which had about the same budget. Perhaps it's even harder to believe that a ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)

There's an old saying that goes "those who cannot create, write reviews." For William Miller (Patrick Fugit), the central figure in writer/director Cameron Crowe's latest film, writing reviews turns out to be his ticket to ride when he's given the job of ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)

PopMatters (Ben Varkentine)

In 1973, when Cameron Crowe was 15, he was writing for Rolling Stone. Since then he has written the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High and the book on which it was based. He became a writer/director beginning with Say Anything in 1988, following it with ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at PopMatters (Ben Varkentine)

Guess the Gross

Tears were welling in my eyes as the end credits rolled on Almost Famous, and not because this is a sad story, though it is often bittersweet -- no, these were tears of joy for a film that is so complete and perfect and full of life that it swept me up ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Guess the Gross

R.L. Strong

The 1970's were a time of passage for a lot of us. Cruising with our friends, going out on our first date, and learning the ins and outs of too many vices were all part of that passage. Not all of us experienced the same things. But one thing that we all ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at R.L. Strong

Jerry Saravia

Cameron Crowe is the Stanley Kubrick of rock n' roll cinema. Here is a man who takes his time to develop his stories before unveiling them to the public. Consider "Say Anything" in 1989, followed by "Singles" (his best film) in 1992, to the classic Tom ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Jerry Saravia

Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

In the semi-autobiographical Almost Famous , writer/director Cameron Crowe brings to the screen a version of his life as a teenage rock journalist for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s. It is testament to Crowe's basic humanity as a filmmaker ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

DVD Verdict (Deren Ney)

Almost Famous tells the story of William Miller, a young rock and roll fan who gets the chance to chronicle the 1973 tour of the fictional band Stillwater. The story as most know is based on Crowe's own life story. At 15, he began writing for Rolling ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Verdict (Deren Ney)

Movieline Magazine

Anticipation has been high for Cameron Crowe's autobiographical feature inspired by his experiences as a teenage rock journalist during the 1970s. The movie doesn't quite deliver on its promise, but it's a likable piece of low-keyed entertainment. In ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Movieline Magazine

Xi-online (Nynke Atema)

Geen bloem, geen drugs, geen boter, geen vrije seks, geen bacon, geen Simon and Garfunkel en kerstmis in de zomer om de commercie te ontlopen. Anita (Zooey Deschanel) wordt gek van haar beschermende moeder (Frances McDormand) en zodra ze achttien is ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Xi-online (Nynke Atema)

The Spinning Image (Daniel Auty)

Summer 1976. A bright, rock-music obsessed 15-year-old called William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is asked to pen an article on Black Sabbath for Creem magazine by its most famous writer, Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman). When Sabbath come to play in his ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Spinning Image (Daniel Auty)

The Squiz: Cine Philes ("Guido Mezzabotta")

There is little not to like about Cameron Crowe's nostalgic, semi-autobiographical view of the Rock & Roll scene in the early 1980's. This warm-hearted film refuses to take itself seriously. The poignancy is there but it remains under the surface of an ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Squiz: Cine Philes ("Guido Mezzabotta")

The Boston Phoenix

Will "I am a golden god!" become the "Show me the money!" of the new millennium? Probably not, but this acid-induced cry of embarrassing ecstasy sums up the spirit of 1973, when everyone thought he or she was capable of beauty and greatness and ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Boston Phoenix

Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)

M N 0 P Q R S T U V W X Y Z artprice Warner Bros. Classics Boutique ALMOST FAMOUS Send This Review to a Friend Whether or not you have an affinity with rock, "Almost Famous," a hit when recently showcased at the 25thWhether or ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)

Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)

Don't take me wrong here, I do love the movie. I'm a huge fan of Crowe and his debut, 1989's "Say Anything", is one of my all-time favorites. This teenage romance was such a heartfelt, clever, feel good but realistic film, and obviously a very personal ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)

Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)

A teenage amateur rock critic (Patrick Fugit) lucks into a choice assignment: a road trip with an up and coming band for Rolling Stone. His protective mother (Frances McDormand), having already lost one child to the freewheeling 70s, reluctantly agrees ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)

World Socialist Web Site

In Almost Famous, writer-director Cameron Crowe seems, on balance, to be patting himself on the back and letting us know that he is rather pleased with the way his life turned out. I have no reason to wish Crowe ill, but I think enduring art is made of ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at World Socialist Web Site

PreViewed DVD

Almost Famous follows the fifteen year old William Miller (Patrick Fugit) as he manages to get noticed by Rolling Stone. The magazine agrees to send him on tour with the band Stillwater, and William is to write an article about a band hitting it big. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at PreViewed DVD

PopMatters (Mike Ward)

What does it mean to be nearly famous? Most of us will never know, but in case it ever becomes an issue, Cameron Crowe's new movie gives us at least two possibilities. One is the near-famousness of Almost Famous's mostly fictional sludge-metal band ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at PopMatters (Mike Ward)

RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)

For anyone who ever looked at a record sleeve and dreamed, it's a one-way ticket to Shangri-La. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)

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Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

What a shame things should fall short, given how many enjoyable moments can be found. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)

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Film Threat (Susannah Breslin)

Crudup's performance alone -- startling in its ability to straddle both subtlety and profundity -- is Oscar-talk worthy, and Hudson does a graceful job of personifying the purity of music's muse. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Film Threat (Susannah Breslin)

TV Guide's Movie Guide (Stephen Miller)

Sharply observed, bittersweet and suffused with the kind of detail that only someone who lived through the era could summon up, Crowe's script is funny, heartfelt and very cool. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Stephen Miller)

CheckOut.com (Ed Scharf)

[Crowe] has crafted a cast of fresh characters in a realm where cliches often fester, and he is blessed with actors who fulfill their promise. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at CheckOut.com (Ed Scharf)

Empire Magazine (David Hepworth)

[Crowe] catches every detail perfectly. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Empire Magazine (David Hepworth)

Film Threat (Anthony Miele)

All of these terrific performances aside, it is the chemistry that is shared throughout each and every character that is so remarkable. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Film Threat (Anthony Miele)

Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

"Almost Famous" is almost fantastic. Superb dialogue, outstanding direction, acting and casting; unfortunately this near perfect script is marred by a single pivotal scene. The film opens in the ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

Almost Famousis Cameron Crowe's pet project, a heavily autobiographical tale based on his mid-70s stint as a fresh-faced teenage journalist on tour with the Allman Brothers, which produced aRolling ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)

There's been a rat-a-tat-tat of messages slamming the 70s as being a worthless decade for film and music. Well, if that's the way you feel, stay the hell away from writer/director Cameron Crowe's follow-up to Jerry Maguire, 'cuz Almost Famous is squarely ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)

Mediajonez (Andy Spain)

For anyone who's ever dreamed of going on tour with a rock band, or anyone who remembers fondly the forbidden thrill of rock 'n' roll hedonism, director Cameron Crowe (Singles, Fast Times at Ridgemont High) has your ticket to nostalgia. Centering around ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Mediajonez (Andy Spain)

Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)

"Almost Famous" is writer-director Cameron Crowe's love letter to his youth, which is a charming idea -- we all should do it -- but, like most love letters, is better in the thought than in the execution. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)

Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)

Veterans of the 1960s and '70s will find that Almost Famous captures both the raging excesses of that era and the keen-eyed alertness that allowed some savvy youngsters to survive and even profit from the scene. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)

LeisureSuit.net

My co-editor, music expert Jordan Hoffman, couldn't find the time to review Cameron Crowe's new picture Almost Famous, although he really wanted to. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at LeisureSuit.net

DVDRAMA

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Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

"Almost Famous" is not almost anything, it's all there. It's the latest project from writer-director Cameron Crowe, who's used the free ride he earned with "Jerry Maguire's" success to create something to cherish and enjoy, an intimate yet universal film ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

MovieEye.com (David Litton)

Go ahead and marvel at Cameron Crowe's realistic depiction of history gone by in "Almost Famous," a movie based on his experiences as an aspiring journalist who gets his big chance to take his hopeful career a step ahead. Anyone who grew up on Simon and ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at MovieEye.com (David Litton)

CNN Showbiz

Crowe gave us the Academy Award-nominated film "Jerry Maguire" in 1996. But 23 years earlier, in 1973, he was a writer for "Rolling Stone" magazine at the tender age of 16. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at CNN Showbiz

Tempi Moderni

1973. William Miller (Patrick Fugit) Ã¨ un quindicenne spinto alla passione del rock dalla sorella Anita. Con una madre intelligente ma soffocante (Frances McDormand) William trova nella musica una valvola di sfogo e inizia a scrivere nella fanzine ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Tempi Moderni

Jam! Movies

One of the most memorable images in Cameron Crowe's directorial debut movie Say Anything was the romantically rejected John Cusack standing outside his girlfriend's house playing Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes on a ghetto blaster. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Jam! Movies

Club Culture

William, 15 ans et un fan inconditionnel inspirÃ© par les groupes cultes de rock se voit offrir un contrat de rÃªve : Ã©crire pour la revue " Rollling Stone " avec possibilitÃ© dâ��entrevues dâ��un groupe populaire " Stillwater " dont le leader est nul ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Club Culture

Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")

"Almost Famous," the new film from Cameron "Jerry Maguire" Crowe, is another feel-good picture about people who DON'T EXIST. The story has to do with Rock-n-Roll in the seventies and you know this guy must be f**king out of his mind when there are ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")

DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)

The story of Cameron Crowe is almost as amazing and interesting as is his latest movie, Almost Famous. Crowe, somewhat of a child prodigy when it came to writing, tells the story of his life in a semi-autobiographical form in one of the better movies to ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)

DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)

The story of Cameron Crowe is almost as amazing and interesting as is his latest movie, Almost Famous. Crowe, somewhat of a child prodigy when it came to writing, tells the story of his life in a semi-autobiographical form in one of the better movies to ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)

One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

Cameron Crowe's followup to his smash "Jerry Maguire" is almost a really good movie, but it's hobbled by several major flaws. Obviously a labor of love, the semi-autobiographical script merges an end-of-the-era tale about rock and roll with a ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

Slate (David Edelstein)

Cameron Crowe has been preparing for Almost Famous all his life. In the first movie he directed, Say Anything (1989), the hero, Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), stands outside the home of the girl who rejected him and holds his boombox aloft, blasting Peter ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)

Images (Elizabeth Abele)

It may be as much of a challenge to write objectively about a Cameron Crowe film as it is for his alter-ego William Miller (Patrick Fugit) to write objectively about the band Stillwater that he comes to regard as family. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Images (Elizabeth Abele)

Palo Alto Weekly (Susan Tavernetti)

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DVD Clinic ("Dr. Drew")

It looks as though the gang over at the Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts and Sciences decided to piss off a whole lot of people this year by snubbing a movie which many people considered to be a unanimous Best Picture choice. Anybody else hungry for ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Clinic ("Dr. Drew")

Chris Jarmick

As a coming of age piece of nostalgia film-making, Almost Famous, almost scores on all counts. It insists on having a complete feel-good ending and wrapping itself up too easily, and making sure that no edge is left unshaved. There are some very very ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Chris Jarmick

Planet Confusion

Gerade Medienberufe werden immer sehr zwiespÃ¤ltig betrachtet. Das geht auch der Gattung des Musikjournalisten so, der fÃ¼r manche ein echter Traumberuf ist. Man lernt tolle Bands kennen, bekommt Pressemuster umsonst und wenn man GlÃ¼ck hat, kann man ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Planet Confusion

Jump Cut. Magazin für Film und Kritik

Almost Famous ist eine Untersuchung Ã¼ber die vielleicht letzte mythische Erscheinungsform des KÃ¼nstlers im Zeitalter ausgereifter Entzauberungstechniken: den Rockmusiker. Der Film hÃ¤lt dabei genau die Waage zwischen Entzauberung und Mythos, was er mit ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Jump Cut. Magazin für Film und Kritik

Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Jill Cozzi)

As a music enthusiast from childhood and former Rolling Stone writer, Cameron Crowe knows the effect that great popular music can have on the human soul; It can make you sing, it can make you cry. It is the punctuation of life that can make your heart ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Jill Cozzi)

watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)

Wow! This is a fantastic film. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)

Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)

â�¢ Le storie che raccontano il passaggio dall'adolescenza alla maturitÃ esercitano un immediato richiamo, perchÃ© Ã¨ facile immedesimarsi in quel momento dolce-amaro che appartiene all'esperienza di tutti noi. Ma chi di noi puÃ² dirsi cosÃ¬ fortunato ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)

Crazy for Cinema

It's been a long time since I've seen a film, that I would pay to see again. I'm not generally a huge fan of Cameron Crowe's films. He definitely has a distinct voice and writes interesting characters, but he usually falls short in the execution. Maybe ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Crazy for Cinema

DigsMagazine.com flick pick: ALMOST FAMOUS

t eleven, William Miller doesnâ��t fit in at school. Heâ��s too smart, and looks two years younger than all the other kids in his grade (as it turns out, he is). When his rebellious older sister Anita, fed up with their single motherâ��s anti-pop culture ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DigsMagazine.com flick pick: ALMOST FAMOUS

MichaelD's Region 4 DVD News and Reviews

I have been a big fan of Jerry Maguire since its release, so when I heard that writer/director Cameron Crowe was to make a movie based on his days as a music journalist, I was very keen to see it. The fact that it was also to star the very lovely Kate ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at MichaelD's Region 4 DVD News and Reviews

DVD Times (untitled bootleg cut)

Director Cameron Crowe was a hotshot musical journalist for Rolling Stone magazine in his teens, years before he became more famous for his film output. Because of his musical background, Crowe's films have often been well-crafted entertainment on the ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Times (untitled bootleg cut)

Flipside Movie Emporium

Late in the proceedings of Almost Famous, an early '70s rock band on the brink of success finds itself stuck in a plane that may be going down. As turbulence shakes the cockpit and lightning flashes outside, they launch into a orgy of recrimination at ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium

Light Views, Reviews & Previews

The heart of rock and roll is still beating in writer-director Cameron Crowe's affectionate, knowing nostalgic nod to his teenage years as a writer for Rolling Stone Magazine. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Light Views, Reviews & Previews

JackassCritics.com (The Grim Ringler)

Love is very hard to find and even harder to fake. Cameron Crowe, to me, has made two of the most perfect love stories set to celluloid - Singles and now Almost Famous. One is about romantic love, the other, AF, about the love of music. A love that, once ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at JackassCritics.com (The Grim Ringler)

Film Hobbit

Now I know the true power of film...and am humbled by its true might. I'm also slightly melancholy. Sure, movies can inspire, movies can terrify, movies can even make you go home a better person. That's what we want movies to do. Each film sets out with ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Film Hobbit

FilmCan Reviews

William Miller (played by Patrick Fugit in his movie debut) is a 15-year-old lover of rock music who writes reviews for an underground newspaper and sends them to an adopted mentor who passes along advice and a job -- write a short piece on Black ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at FilmCan Reviews

Damox - DVD Review

The Untitled: Bootleg Cut (Director's Edition) of Almost Famous is a very impressive DVD package. For those not familiar with the film, it is one of the premier films about the 1970's and classic rock music. This version is a full 30 minutes longer than ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Damox - DVD Review

DVDAnswers.com - region 1 review

Outrageously missing out on a place at this yearâ��s Oscars, Almost Famous has engraved its way into many hearts with its truth and feeling. This tremendously poetic movie is Director Cameron Croweâ��s offering to the music of 70â��s. But it becomes so ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVDAnswers.com - region 1 review

DVD Verdict: - Bootleg Edition

Almost Famous tells the story of William Miller, a young rock and roll fan who gets the chance to chronicle the 1973 tour of the fictional band Stillwater. The story as most know is based on Crowe's own life story. At 15, he began writing for Rolling ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Verdict: - Bootleg Edition

DVD Verdict

The year: 1973. The place: southern California. William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is an extraordinary young man who loves rock and roll, despite the lectures of his college professor mother (played by Frances McDormand). ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Verdict

The Critic's Homepage reviews "Almost Famous"

Almost Famous is a film from the eyes of a young boy who enters a dream landscape. William (Patrick Fugit) is a 15-year-old kid who is graduating high school because his strong willed, pushy mother enrolled into 1st grade a year early, then he skipped a ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Critic's Homepage reviews "Almost Famous"

The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)

ne of the persistent clichÃ©s in profiles on celebrities is the writer's self-indulgent attempt to set the scene, opening an article with trivial details about staring wistfully out a hotel window with John Cusack or sharing a pillow with Jewel. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)

The Z Review

Almost Famous is a great and touching movie from writer and director Cameron Crowe. The film takes place in 1973 and centers on the character of William Miller (Fugit), who is a 15-year-old writer that loves Rock-n-Roll. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Z Review

Houston Chronicle

The film is based on writer-director Cameron Crowe's real-life experiences as a young writer for Rolling Stone magazine. While still in his teens, he traveled with and profiled top acts such as Peter Frampton and Led Zeppelin. The movie substitutes the ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Houston Chronicle

Cinephiles

Almost Famous, written and directed by Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire), is a coming-of-age story inspired by the director's own experiences during his early years as a music journalist. Almost Famous offers an uncomplicated narration that adheres to a ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Cinephiles

Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)

It was a time when rock and roll was losing its edge and pop was becoming the mainstay of Casey Kasem's Top 40. Love was still free, and free of deadly diseases, while the nation was greeting the end of the Vietnam War with apathy and anger. It was a ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)

The Nation (Stuart Klawans)

On one level, Almost Famous turns Crowe's teenage exploits into the story of a love triangle, played out with costumes and music from 1973. On his first night backstage at a rock concert, boyish William Miller (Patrick Fugit) falls for both a guitar king ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Nation (Stuart Klawans)

Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)

A film that casts a wistful and loving eye on the era and the music embraced by so many. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)

DVDRAMA

Cet adage se vÃ©rifie une nouvelle fois pour Almost Famous. Non pas que la nuance soit immÃ©diatement perceptible mais force est de constater que lorsque les scÃ¨nes de concert arrivent, le doute nâ��est plus alors permis. Le spectacle prend une toute ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVDRAMA

Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

May be almost great, but that's more than enough. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

Time Out

Almost Famous 2000, 123 mins, Colour Cast & crew Director Cameron Crowe Producer Cameron Crowe Ian Bryce Cast Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Philip Seymour ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Time Out

Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)

Like a great Spielberg film, we aren't sure which way we'll be pulled next, but we're certainly willing to go along for the ride. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)

Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)

El amor y el dolor que acompaña a sus personajes hace de la cinta una de las mejores del año y una experiencia verdaderamente inolvidable ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)

Movie Patron

What a fantastic film. Some beautiful shots, and great dialogue. Possibly Cameron Crowe's best film. The scene after the big fight among the band members the next day when they're driving through the country side on their bus is transcendant. When they ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Movie Patron

Movie Help Web review

Star Patrick Fugit described Almost Famous as "a typical Cameron Crowe movie. It's not a comedy or drama, but both." Indeed, Crowe who has a fabled career as a pop writer, called this movie his "love letter" to the industry in the documentary included ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Movie Help Web review

MovieCritic.ca (Luc-Rock Paquin)

The weeks leading to the Academy Awards are always very exciting for me. Once the nominations are announced, I only have a few weeks left to try and see as many Oscar-nominated films as possible. There's always a bunch of them I haven't seen during the ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at MovieCritic.ca (Luc-Rock Paquin)

DVDlaunch Director's Cut review

I've always been a fan of Cameron Crowe, and I personally don't think he's ever made a bad film (many say "Singles" is his weakest, but I rather enjoyed it a lot). During the August of 2000, buzz on "Almost Famous" began where I saw the occasional TV ad ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVDlaunch Director's Cut review

Boxoffice Magazine

Cameron Crowe makes romantic films about finding authenticity in the things he loves most. And, as he demonstrated, in "Say Anything," "Singles" and "Jerry Maguire," Crowe often makes this quest with an ample supply of generous humor, a whimsical ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

Mediasearch, Australia

Based largely on writer/director Cameron Croweâ��s real life experiences as a teenage rock critic for Rolling Stone magazine, Almost Famous is a coming of age film for anyone who has ever been a ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Mediasearch, Australia

Miradas desde el Sur (Leonel Delgado Aburto)

Almost famous es una pelÃcula romÃ¡ntica erigida en la supersticiÃ³n del estrellato. A William Miller (Patrick Fugit), jovencito entusiasta pero algo cÃ¡ndido, se le cumple el sueÃ±o dorado del fan. Es decir, convivir con un grupo de rock exitoso ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Miradas desde el Sur (Leonel Delgado Aburto)

The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

Tears were welling in my eyes as the end credits rolled on Almost Famous, and not because this is a sad story, though it is often bittersweet -- no, these were tears of joy for a film that is so complete and perfect and full of life that it swept me up ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Francesco Puglisi)

William Miller all'etÃ di dieci anni (interpretato da Michael Angarano), scopre la musica rock grazie ai dischi che gli ha lasciato la sorella dopo essere andata via di casa per fare la hostess. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Francesco Puglisi)

Reviews on the Side (Steven Lekowicz)

Almost Famous, from director Cameron Crowe, is easy to watch, smooth-flowing, charming, innocent, glowingly grungy, and moving. It has a lot to say without saying it too loudly or obnoxiously. It's been a while since I've seen a movie that made me feel ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Reviews on the Side (Steven Lekowicz)

Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)

Philip Seymour Hoffman co-stars in Almost Famous.It's a time of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Writer-director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire), who was then a precocious 15-year-old reporter for San Francisco-based Rolling Stone, has fictionalized his ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)

Exploitation Retrospect

n the year 1973, I was about two years away from the same rock and roll epiphany that William Miller has at the beginning of Cameron Crowe's almost perfect look at rock and roll. (It's actually Crowe's second look at music, with 1992's SINGLES taking a ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Exploitation Retrospect

musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)

Almost Famous, the new comedy/drama from Jerry Maguire writer-director Cameron Crowe, is the oasis film fans have been looking for after wandering through the vast, empty desert known as the summer 2000 movie season. A smart, poignant film filled with ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)

Indiewire

Cameron Crowe may be the lyric poet of happiness in the gloomy vista of today's American studio cinema: a renegade filmmaker seeking bliss and joy in stories of puppiest love and mooniest longing, rather than through surging cinematic sensation. Resist ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Indiewire

MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)

Long before Cameron Crowe made Cuba Gooding, Jr. a star in "Jerry Maguire", introduced the world to Pearl Jam in "Singles", made his directorial debut with the precocious high-school drama "Say Anything", and wrote both the best-selling novel and ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)

Reel.com

The semi-autobiographical film, based on Crowe's real-life experiences as a young rock-writer, focuses on baby-faced hero William Miller (Fugit, in a strong debut performance). A 15-year-old rock fan and aspiring journalist, William manages to land a ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Reel.com

Reel.com

By his own admission, director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire) was "uncool" as a precocious teenager, but he lived most of the wild episodes that shape Almost Famous. In this boy-meets-music-meets-girl story, a young fan (newcomer Patrick Fugit) goes on ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Reel.com

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Almost Famous was a personal project for writer, director, and producer Cameron Crowe. Like his alter ego in the film, Crowe actually was a rock journalist for Rolling Stone at the tender age of 15. Several years later, he wrote the novel and script for ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Margaret A. McGurk)

Precious few filmmakers can match Cameron Crowe's mastery with a complex human story. That's because precious few filmmakers imagine characters as full and flawed and rich and real as the population of Mr. Crowe's best work, Say Anything, Jerry ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Cincinnati Enquirer (Margaret A. McGurk)

CandidCritic.com

oung boy escapes from home and travels around the country with a rock band and its ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at CandidCritic.com

3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")

It's 1969 and young William Miller (Michael Angarano) is digging life as a 12 year old. the only things that trouble him are the combative relationship between his mother and his sister and the fact that all of his male classmates have facial hair. He ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")

Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

There's a certain kind of man who wouldn't be capable of fashioning an autobiographical tale that wasn't mostly about women; Cameron Crowe is one of them. "Almost Famous" is Crowe's semiautobiographical account of a 15-year-old journalist who goes on the ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

Fotograma.com

973 fue un aÃ±o inquieto y desmesurado. En el 73, PerÃ³n asume por Ãºltima vez la presidencia de la Argentina, Salvador Allende es derrocado en Chile y se firma la paz entre Estados Unidos y Vietnam. TambiÃ©n en Argentina, se deroga el decreto que ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Fotograma.com

Mutant Reviewers From Hell

Almost Famous, Cameron Croweâ��s latest masterwork, is apparently based on Croweâ��s own experiences in the 1970â��s as a (very) young music journalist chronicling the exploits of many famous rock bands. But who cares? Let me just say this about the ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell

Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)

When he was just fifteen in the early 70's, writer/director Cameron Crowe ("Jerry Maguire") became a rock journalist , graduating to the staff of 'Rolling Stone' at sixteen. In his new film, "Almost Famous," fictional William Miller (newcomer Patrick ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)

DVD Town (Yunda Eddie Feng)

Sometimes, it doesn't help to have too much advance hype. Sometimes, a film's pedigree works against its possibility of succeeding at meeting critical and popular expectations. Sometimes, despite everything looking rosy on paper, a movie just doesn't ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Town (Yunda Eddie Feng)

DVD Town (Yunda Eddie Feng)

When "Almost Famous" arrived in theatres more than a year ago (in autumn 2000), rumors floated in industry circles that writer/director/producer Cameron Crowe wanted to release a version of the film longer than the two hours, three minutes cut that ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Town (Yunda Eddie Feng)

Film Freak Central

Almost Famous is an odd bird. It wants to be about rock and roll but isn't, seeking every opportunity to hide from the spirit of the music that is its ostensible starting point. It strains for important insights it doesn't have, mostly centred on a ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Film Freak Central

Chart Magazine

A Cameron Crowe movie is like a trip to Dairy Queen: fun, thoroughly enjoyable, but somewhat lacking in the substance department. The man who brought us Singles and Jerry Maguire has a deft touch with clever humour, but a heavier hand when it comes to ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Chart Magazine

DVD Review e-zine

These are the words spoken to a fan who has the power to influence the public, in writer/director Cameron Croweâ��s very personal "Almost Famous," brought to us on DVD from Dreamworks. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Review e-zine

DVDActive (Mark Ashmore)

Movie William Miller(Patrick Fugit) is a misfit, he doesn’t belong at school and he seems too young for his age group. His Mother (Frances McDormand) a feminist University lecturer is against the youth of the 70’s, with their drugs and rock ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVDActive (Mark Ashmore)

CineScene.com (Don Larsson)

I've been to my share of live music and comic performances, even sat in the rain to hear people play, but as a rule I don't like crowds, I don't like singalongs, and I don't really care for being in the middle of near-chaotic interactions of live ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at CineScene.com (Don Larsson)

CineScene.com (Sasha Stone)

Cameron Crowe doesn't just love rock music; it is part of his soul, his mouthpiece for the way he feels and defines himself. If this werent' already obvious when John Cusack chose to declare his love in Say Anything by holding up a boom box blasting ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at CineScene.com (Sasha Stone)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

I don't know exactly when rock 'n' roll lost its innocence. Cameron Crowe points out some of the signposts in his movie "Almost Famous," a sweet and bighearted tribute to the people and the music he covered as a teen-age rock writer on tour with some of ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents

It's San Diego, 1973, and 15-year-old William Miller (PATRICK FUGIT) is a huge music fan, thanks to the collection of albums his older sister, Anita (ZOOEY DESCHANEL), left him when she suddenly left home several years earlier to be a stewardess. A ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents

Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)

Every so often a film comes along that touches the audience on a very emotional level, at the heart of the human experience. These films are often little independent films but sometimes the large studios manage to sneak such a film past the executives ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)

DVD MovieGuide

When I grow up, I want to be Cameron Crowe. Okay, Iâ��m already 35, so physically, Iâ��m clearly as mature as Iâ��m going to get. (My level of emotional maturity remains questionable.) And if push came to shove and you forced me to pick someone whose ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD MovieGuide

Harvey S. Karten

Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll. Burhanuddin Rabbani understands the power of this troika, which is why he keeps his Taliban morals squad combing Kabul with whips and chains to take care of any woman who dares show her left eyebrow in public, keeps an ear out ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Harvey S. Karten

Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)

recommended Based on his years as a teenage journalist for Rolling Stone, Cameron Croweâ��s follow-up to Jerry Maguire is his most personal film by far, and not just because it so closely resembles his own life. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)

DVD Talk (Phillip Duncan)

Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee) and Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) are the singer and guitarist in the 70's rock band Stillwater. More musically like Led Zepplin than the Allman Brothers, Stillwater is an up and coming band struggling with their internal problems ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Talk (Phillip Duncan)

Haro Online

In an otherwise boring summer, Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous is a wonderful breath of fresh air. This is Crowe's first movie since the Jerry Maguire, and the wait was certainly worth it. Crowe has a knack for writing dialogue that is heartfelt without ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Haro Online

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Coming as it does on the heels of the most intensely raunchy and witless summer in Hollywood history -- a season Variety editor Peter Bart feared might "kill the art of movie comedy forever" -- the timing of Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" could hardly ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Senses of Cinema (Fiona A. Villella)

Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical Almost Famous (1999) may just be one of Hollywood's most enjoyable and rewarding films of the year. For those ever touched by the rawness and energy of rock music in its '60s, early '70s phase or merely pop music ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Senses of Cinema (Fiona A. Villella)

El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)

Recuperación en clave tributo-nostalgia de la pretÃ©rita profesiÃ³n de crÃtico de rock que Cameron Crowe ejerciera a comienzos de los aÃ±os 70 en la revista "Rolling ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)

New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)

Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous, set mostly in 1973, is a blissfully sweet coming-of-age movie in which everyone, young and less young, comes of age. William Miller (Patrick Fugit), the 15-year-old budding rock journalist, is the film's centerpiece, and ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)

Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)

The Academy Awards have put movies even more in the news than usual and speculation will bubble along for the next six weeks. With four nominations, Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous will happily exploit the publicity. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)

Movieline Magazine

Movies about rock culture have always tended toward infantile drudgery simply because the people making them either know nothing at all about their subject or know way too much. Cameron Crowe knows just enough. Having started as a rock journalist for ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Movieline Magazine

Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

It's been a long time since I've seen a film, that I would pay to see again. I'm not generally a huge fan of Cameron Crowe's films. He definitely has a distinct voice and writes interesting characters, but he usually falls short in the execution. Maybe ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

The Phantom Tollbooth

If more directors could look at their characters with insight, compassion, and affection, like Cameron Crowe does in Almost Famous, going to the movies would be a more rewarding experience. This is Crowe's best film yet. There may not be, in fact, a ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth

DVD Verdict (Mike Jackson)

The year: 1973. The place: southern California. William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is an extraordinary young man who loves rock and roll, despite the lectures of his college professor mother (played by Frances McDormand). He writes rock reviews for local ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Verdict (Mike Jackson)

Anchorage Press (Peter Keough)

Will "I am a golden god!" become the "Show me the money!" of the new millennium? Probably not, but this acid-induced cry of embarrassing ecstasy sums up the spirit of 1973, when everyone thought he or she was capable of beauty and greatness, ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Anchorage Press (Peter Keough)

San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

In ``Almost Famous,'' a semiautobiographical film by Cameron Crowe, the teenage protagonist gets a handwritten note from his runaway sister: ``Listen to `Tommy' with a candle burning,'' she advises, ``and you will see your entire ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)

Yet that flowery tribute to the blue-jean babies and ballerinas who populate rock 'n' roll's backstage areas and hotel rooms is so well-placed in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous, the countless hours of overexposure to the song are instantly erased. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)

Cinema Blend

Now I know the true power of film...and am humbled by its true might. I'm also slightly melancholy. Sure, movies can inspire, movies can terrify, movies can even make you go home a better person. That's what we want movies to do. Each film sets out with ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Cinema Blend

Movie Magazine International

What American youth of the past quarter century wouldn't stand in raw envy of Cameron Crowe? When most other 15 years olds were bussing tables at Denny's in order to buy their concert tickets, Crowe was already a working journalist for Rolling Stone ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Movie Magazine International

DVDwolf (Rob Paul)

This is one of those great films for me. A surprise all the way across the board. Despite the simplicity of its storyline. A young talented aspiring rock critic's future becomes meshed with the future of a young, talented up and coming rock and roll band ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVDwolf (Rob Paul)

Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)

Almost Famous is a fictionalized account of the true life events in the life of writer/director Cameron Crowe. That is to say, like young William Miller in the film, Crowe really did embark on adventures as a writer for Rolling Stone Magazine. He really ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)

Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)

Almost Famous is a well-told tale about a naÃ¯ve but keen-witted 15-year-old lad growing up quickly in an age (the early â��70â��s) that is bearing witness to the decadent state of his lifeâ��s great passion â�� rock and roll. William Miller (newcomer ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)

Cinopsis

William Miller, 15 ans, vit avec sa protectrice de mÃ¨re et sa soeur rebelle. Fan de rock and roll, il se retrouve embarquÃ© sur les traces d'un groupe qui monte, Stillwater, afin d'Ã©crire un article pour le prestigieux magazine Rolling Stone. AidÃ© par ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Cinopsis

cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)

Los esfuerzos de mercadotecnia (bastante magros, por cierto) que tratan de publicitar la pelÃcula "Casi Famosos", pretenden mostrarla como una alocada comedia de rock, tal vez en la misma lÃnea que "Detroit Rock City", "Airheads" o "I Wanna Hold Your ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)

SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)

fictionalization of his first assignment for Rolling Stone -- as a 15-year-old cub reporter in 1973 -- "Almost Famous" is a vividly realized labor of love and an absolute pleasure to watch. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)

filethirteen.com

I'm in a plane with Cameron Crowe and it's going down and we're all about to die. I start freaking out, my mind riffing on my last thought provoking more intense, even more real thoughts as the concept of time and space seems to be ripping like the very ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at filethirteen.com

Jonathan F. Richards

If you remember '70s rock, you'll swear you remember the band Stillwater and its Rolling Stone cover. You may even have their album somewhere in your stack of yellowing, tape-patched LP jackets. That's how real Cameron Crowe ("Jerry Maguire") makes the ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Jonathan F. Richards

Homer Yen

William is well on his way and eventually catches the eye of Rolling Stone magazine. They ask him to write a cover piece about Stillwater, a (fictitious) band on the cusp of stardom. With his boyish appeal and his arsenal of music knowledge, the young ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Homer Yen

Chad Polenz

There's a scene towards the end of "Almost Famous" wherein the main character, William, is sitting at his typewriter with a terrible case of writer's block. He's just been on a great adventure touring America with a popular rock band and even with all ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Chad Polenz

Jerry Saravia

Cameron Crowe is the Stanley Kubrick of rock n' roll cinema. Here is a man who takes his time to develop his stories before unveiling them to the public. Consider "Say Anything" in 1989, followed by "Singles" (his best film) in 1992, to the classic Tom ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Jerry Saravia

DVD Net (Anthony Horan)

Cameron Crowe is, without a doubt, an incredibly accomplished and sensitive filmmaker. And that fact will come as no surprise to those who have been following the manâ��s cinematic career to date - in particular, his 1989 directorial debut with the ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at DVD Net (Anthony Horan)

FILMtabs

Die Lieder sagen alles" - mit diesen Worten erbt William die Plattensammlung der Ã¤lteren Schwester und die erste GÃ¤nsehaut kriecht heran. "Almost Famous" ist Cameron Crowe eigene Geschichte. Der Regisseur von "Reality Bites" und "Jerry McGuire" machte ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at FILMtabs

Flak Magazine (Andy Stilp)

In the middle of Almost Famous, Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup), reluctant front man of roots band Stillwater, takes William Miller (Patrick Fugit), Rolling Stone's 15-year-old future of rock journalism, on a walk through middle America in search of ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Flak Magazine (Andy Stilp)

Nitrate Online (KJ Doughton)

Even before its opening credits conclude, you can tell that Almost Famous will be bulging with invention and unpredictability. Instead of simply scrolling some boldface words across the screen, director Cameron Crowe aims his camera at a boyâ��s ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Nitrate Online (KJ Doughton)

Needcoffee.com

William Miller (Fugit) is a young aspiring writer who is given music by his sister (Zooey Deschanel) as a parting gift when she runs off with her boyfriend to escape their mother (McDormand), who isn't exactly domineering--let's just say she cares a lot. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Needcoffee.com

Plugged In

Almost Famous Sex, drugs and classic rock â��nâ�� roll. The 1970s music scene fairly reeked with big guitars, even bigger hair, giggling groupies and casual drug use. In Almost Famous the palette director Cameron Crowe paints from is an ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Plugged In

kids-in-mind

A young music journalist (Patrick Fugit) follows a fictional rock band, Stillwater, on tour. Set in the 1970s, the film is based on the exploits of a real music critic who worked for Rolling Stone magazine: Cameron Crowe, who also wrote and directed this ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at kids-in-mind

Expanded Cinemah

MercoledÃ¬ 9 maggio 2000. Ho da poco rivisto il classico generazionale American Graffiti di G. Lucas, quando da qualche parte leggo di Almoust famous-Quasi famosi di Cameron Crowe. Spiazzato, senza aver visto un trailer o la locandina del film, ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Expanded Cinemah

Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)

When fame is the goal of peopleâ��s lives, their souls are in danger. The danger comes not only from surrendering oneâ��s self to the fabrications fans will applaud, but also from feeling entitled to ignore the morality expected of the less famous, ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)

A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)

Every so often, maybe once a year, it happens. You sit down and see a movie so wonderfully written that the rest of the world, all of your problems and worries, just fall ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)

Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)

In this way, Penny Lane is indicative of Almost Famous as a whole. Crowe is a humanist director if there ever was one in Hollywood, but niceness and gentleness of purpose don't necessarily constitute great art. In fact, they can operate ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)

Matinee Magazine (Joshua Vasquez)

A relentlessly shallow film that approaches its subject matter with all the subtlety and grace of a sitcom. ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Matinee Magazine (Joshua Vasquez)

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

I can't ever recall seeing a movie that could be called an "autobiopic" before, a filmmaker making a fictional film about his own life. Director Cameron Crowe does have an interesting life, writing articles for Rolling Stone about bands like Led Zeppelin ...read the complete Almost Famous movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

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