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A documentary on Gospel music's 200-year history.
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| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerSays Lauro: "This is about as close as you can get to the way it sounded during slavery days." Lauro and McGlynn understand, too, that these clips must be experienced whole. They let the music unfold in real time, not snippets. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranRejoice provides both a melodic education and a once-in-a-lifetime concert in one soul-stirring package. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenYour religion or lack of one doesn't matter. At some point while watching the film, you may feel that music IS God, or if not, a close approximation of divinity. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe film is a bit too chronological, but its historical reverence is true to gospel's joyful insistence on locating the spiritual in the everyday. |
| New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMcGlynn's film clocks in at just a shade under two hours, which normally would be a little long for a documentary. In this case, the length not only is warranted but welcomed. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA consistently entertaining documentary bringing together a remarkable variety of surviving performances on films and records, going back to circa 1900. |
| Philadelphia InquirerDan DeLucaAnyone with a casual interest in gospel music stands to learn a lot by seeing Rejoice & Shout; a true fan won't want to miss it. |
| VarietyLeslie FelperinAn overview of African-American gospel sounds whose dazzling talent-display should exhilarate viewers regardless of religious leanings. |
| The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttFor anyone with a keen interest in this unique American musical form, Rejoice and Shout is a must-see and see-again. |
| Village VoiceNick PinkertonThe best bits - the powerful instrument called Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, for example - more than speak for themselves. |