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When a man answers an advertisement to train as a record producer, he's excited by the prospect of signing undiscovered musicians, only to discover his new job isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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| Leader Newspapers, New JerseyKam WilliamsKene Holliday, who many might remember as Andy Griffith's African-American sidekick on the TV series Matlock back in the late Eighties, revitalizes his career here with a nonpareil outing which ought not be forgotten come Oscar time. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe result is a beguiling and often poignant pageant of outsider musicians, but the broken heart of this extraordinary film comes directly from Zobel's own personal experience. |
| L.A. WeeklyTim GriersonA fitting 21st-century addition to the genre. The film's meager plotting and casual melancholy peg it as a modest indie, but these ingredients dovetail nicely with Zobel's bigger theme about the futility of the modern world. |
| Washington TimesChristian TotoGreat World of Sound is a corrosive antidote to "American Idol." |
| WBAI Web RadioPrairie MillerNo matter what's real or rehearsed, Great Wall Of Sound couldn't come any closer to the truth. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittThe film's agenda becomes clear so early that the middle hour or so seems to be marking time until we get to the end. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)The film's agenda becomes clear so early that the middle hour or so seems to be marking time until we get to the end. |
| Charlotte WeeklySean O'ConnellIt's evident early on that this is a scam, though the extent of the movie's con is surprising. |
| Seattle TimesTed FryA quiet, clever and sometimes moving film about an unusual grifting lifestyle. |
| Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA movie about conscience that flatly refuses the catharsis and redemption a mainstream feature would demand, Great World of Sound is a dirty gem, shining despite the modesty of its production. |