Rock fans and Guitar Heroes in the making will get a charge out of visiting where the happy accidents that put guitars into each man's hand happened. And the playing isn't bad, either. Loud. But good.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Sep 2009
rotten:
Davis Guggenheim's contrived documentary is a largely unrewarding essay on the mystique of the ubiquitous electric guitar...
– Greg Quill,
Toronto Star,
25 Sep 2009
rotten:
The trouble is, once you get past the historical information and chummy interviews, you have to put up with the inevitable risk of any ad-hoc jam session: It Might Get Boring.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
25 Sep 2009
fresh:
Guitar heroes, real or imaginary, will think they've died and gone to heaven.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
25 Sep 2009
fresh:
The film might have benefited from a trim and a more linear approach, but mostly it fulfils its role as an illuminating homage to both the protagonists involved and, above all, the guitar as popular music's most timeless icon.