In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed.
Leave your thoughts about Festival Express.
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe results are spine-tingling. There's only one thing to say about this movie and its rescuers, recovered from the dead--and the Dead: Rock on. |
| Blunt ReviewEmily BluntFestival Express is musical nirvana! In fact, if you're into (read: INTO) Janis Joplin, Gerry Garcia or The Band stop reading now and run to see this film. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJoel SelvinMust-see cinema for any serious rock fan. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDonald J. LevitThis is the filmed fun of musicians enjoying what they do. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenA good snapshot of an earlier, simpler, more innocent time that seems now even longer ago than it was. |
| OregonianM.E. RussellJoplin lends Festival Express the raw gravitas that pushes the doc into the realm of near-greatness. |
| Seattle TimesTed FryThe musical performances are the heart of the movie and it's a toss-up whether the spontaneous jams captured on the train or the classic acts on stage are more thrilling. |
| Boston GlobeSteve MorseIt's the overnight jam sessions that steal the show. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansDivided between time-capsule concert footage ... and backward-glancing interviews - alas, not enough of the former and too much of the latter. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher Nullultimately feels a little like warm leftovers |
