Stop Making Sense

"Demme has captured both the look and the spirit of this live performance with a daring and precision that match the group's own." 

"The overwelming impression throughout 'Stop Making Sense' is of enormous energy, of life being lived at a joyous high (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)" 

"Over the course of 90 minutes, 'Stop Making Sense' never stops building momentum, holding your attention up until the very end. It is a supremely well-crafted piece of filmmaking" 

"You feel the pleasure of people who know better engaging in a delirious foolishness, and you surrender (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"The strength of 'Stop Making Sense' is how well it has stood the test of time (...) [It] was the best concert film to date when it first came out, and nothing in the past decade-and-a-half has come close to toppling it from that position (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" 

"The drama that Demme evokes in 'Stop Making Sense' is the artistic self-transcendence that emerges from collaboration in performance" 

"We see the crew moving set pieces on stage, and we watch as a world is created, one in which people find giddy joy in making music together (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"