Fresh
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards aren't afraid to keep it real. Both show some interesting insights into their success, with Jagger revealing how he portrays a different character for each of the band's singles.
Glenn Gamboa, Newsday
Crossfire Hurricane
...The Rise Of The Stones...
2012 · 1h 51m · N/A
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Brett Morgen
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Crossfire Hurricane
Overview
This film is released as part of the ongoing 50th anniversary celebration of the Rolling Stones. It tells the story of the Stones' unparalleled journey from blues obsessed teens in the early 60s to their undisputed status as rock royalty. All of the Stones have been newly interviewed and their words form the narrative arc that links together archive footage of performances, news coverage, and interviews, much of it previously unseen. Taking its title from a lyric in "Jumpin' Jack Flash," this film gives the viewer an intimate insight into exactly what it's like to be part of the Rolling Stones as they overcome denunciation, drugs, dissensions, and death to become the definitive survivors. Over a year in the making and produced with the full cooperation and involvement of the Stones, this film is and will remain the definitive story of the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This tribute to the Rolling Stones offers a blizzard of archive material nimbly sutured together with interviews with the Stones themselves, making this a succinct, officially sanctioned but not necessarily fawning history of the band.
Leslie Felperin, Variety
Fresh
Crossfire Hurricane, a new documentary on the first 15 years of the Rolling Stones, has passages where it lives up to the title's promise. It has other passages where it's more like a mild breeze.
David Hinckley, New York Daily News
Fresh
he music, at least, has remained unruly. They may be an institution, but they remain just crummy enough to keep from ever seeming slick.
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Hurricane is a whirling impressionistic painting of the band, beautifully conveying the energy, drive and genius of the Stones, more or less chronologically within the basic flashback structure.
David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle
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