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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Original-CinKim HughesOriginal-CinKim HughesWharton’s film benefits from exceptional timing, which may not be accidental. Carter’s diplomacy and decency, his easy smile and comparatively youthful veneer contrast dramatically with the current American president and his secretive, self-aggrandizing, circled-wagons administration.
- 80The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn Kenny“Rock & Roll President” is a potent and poignant reminder of how some things used to be and may never be again.
- 75RogerEbert.comRobert DanielsRogerEbert.comRobert DanielsIt’s a fun soulful documentary that’s rarely ever invasive, depicting the type of statesman we’re sorely missing today.
- 75Boston GlobeMark FeeneyBoston GlobeMark FeeneyJimmy Carter Rock & Roll President isn’t a political documentary, but it is a civics lesson.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerCarter himself ties a bow on the film, noting that music is a galvanizing force and that what will unite mankind is a shared respect for truth, God, freedom and democracy. That and a righteous Allman Brothers jam.
- 67Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleWharton brings an extraordinary diversity of speakers to explain the wildly eclectic archive footage she assembles, with as many foreign policy experts as guitarists.