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Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyIt isn't wildly imaginative, but its subjects are novel enough in their own right. They're a little bit country and a little bit Rachmaninoff.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWhat makes the story worthwhile is the candor and personality of the band members.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyPleasant if slightly pokey documentary.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThough filmmaker Nina Gilden Seavy followed Bering Strait for the better part of two years, their story is in no way over at the film's conclusion.
- 50New York PostNew York PostLittle is made of the cultural fusion aspect of their story, and ultimately the struggle-for-success tale is as homogenized as the music.
- 50L.A. WeeklyDaniel FienbergL.A. WeeklyDaniel FienbergWhile the film frequently concentrates on the wrong story, the humanity of the musicians comes through in their own words and actions.
- 50Village VoiceLaura SinagraVillage VoiceLaura SinagraEchoes the trajectory of the post-Communist-bloc region itself, unmoored and at the mercy of pitiless capitalist forces.
- 40The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThis competently made picture seems a rehash, and not a terribly interesting one. What's remarkable about it is how unremarkable it is.
- 40Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe documentary never gets more than skin deep. It rarely delves into the troubling regions that are the very orchards of documentary.