A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were affected by it, and its impact on the world at large.
An independent Napster may be gone, but its impact reverberates, not least in the continuing threat to intellectual property.
– Andy Webster,
New York Times,
20 Jun 2013
rotten:
Winter can't get his arms around his material. He seems reluctant to pare anything, and his talking techie heads - Napster founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, along with a host of others - often make the same points, one after another.
– Farran Smith Nehme,
New York Post,
21 Jun 2013
fresh:
As iffy as the coulda-been premise is, "Downloaded" is still a vigorous retelling of Fanning's and Parker's wildfire achievement and its ethical pitfalls ...
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jun 2013
rotten:
I found myself asking, "And so why am I being retold this hoary tale?"
– Paul de Barros,
Seattle Times,
4 Jul 2013
fresh:
As you watch the film, you'll be amazed how the world of the Internet turns the recent into the ancient: In a matter of only a few years, a world-changing digital event like Napster has become so last century.