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Country Gold

2022

Ben Hall, Mickey Reece, Joe Cappa, Whit Kunschik ...

Fantasy. Comedy George Jones invites an up and coming country music superstar out on the town in Nashville the night before George is to be cryogenically frozen in 1994.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"The mix of deadpan oddity, showbiz satire and genuine pathos is inviting without ever fully connecting."	POS
Canada	Brad Wheeler The Globe and Mail	"[A] thoughtful, offbeat dark comedy"	POS
United States	Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"There's something fun and challenging in this weirdness. My problem arises less through the content than the execution"	NEU
Canada	Shelagh Rowan-Legg Screen Anarchy	"The only straight path through the trappings of fame and fortune is a crooked one, and 'Country Gold' shines a stark light on that path's dark corners"	POS
United States	Noah Berlatsky Chicago Reader	"[It] is fully aware of its own obsolescence"	NEG
United States	Deirdre Crimmins Paste Magazine	"['Country Gold']'s success does not hang upon fact-checking, but from this feeling of realness (...) Reece creates a wonderful cinematic experience"	POS
Canada	Jon Mendelsohn CBR	"'Country Gold' is well-made in its own way, but never focuses on one particular vibe, feeling erratic and unfocused"	NEU
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"'Country Gold' has a wild, fascinating kick, a movie that has the sensitivity of a liquor-drenched ballad, but has the What if? of science fiction as its North star"	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"The snotty dismissiveness with which it treats country music ultimately overwhelms its intriguing qualities"	NEG
United States	Steven Scaife Slant	"'Country Gold' never loses its grip on the interior lives to its characters (...) As a further demonstration of a distinct and truly weird sensibility, Reece can hardly be faulted for a lack of imagination (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"It's a treat to watch [Reece] play"	POS

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