
Variety
Berg’s film is no stylistic innovator itself, but it’s the satisfying feature-length overview that Joplin’s brief, fiercely brilliant career has long merited.
Full reviewSinger Janis Joplin's evolution into a star is chronicled in this documentary drawing upon her letters to friends, family and peers. Narrated by musician Cat Power and directed by Amy Berg (West of Memphis).
Berg’s film is no stylistic innovator itself, but it’s the satisfying feature-length overview that Joplin’s brief, fiercely brilliant career has long merited.
Full reviewA recipe for triumph then tragedy, here given its punchy and desperately poignant due.
Full reviewAmy Berg’s deeply sympathetic documentary on Janis Joplin gets so much right, it feels like a major act of cultural excavation.
Full reviewWhile there are numerous dynamite performance clips, Berg's film is generally more revealing on a personal level than as an appreciation of her music.
Full reviewAlthough packed with compelling archive footage, this never quite gets into Joplin's head, heart or soul.
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