One of my favorites

Rating: 7/10 (16 August 2008)

This is by no means a perfect film, but it remains one of my all-time favorites despite its flaws. Yes, it is thematically simple, even childish at times; yes, the plot is at times predictable and at times tangential to the point of madness; yes, some of the acting is wooden. But if you are willing to look beyond plot and character and see it first and foremost for its CRAFT, its FILMMANSHIP, if you will, you will find a dazzling masterpiece. The point of this film is not to accurately portray the 60's or realistic characters that may have lived in that time period, but to capture the period's ESSENCE through the songs of its most iconic musicians and a positively STUNNING sense of aesthetics that captures much of the psychedelic and liberal feel of the time. The film makes my heart soar and often takes my breath away. Any film that does that deserves praise.