At first a wryly comic study of a real-life, shag-topped Zelig ... Hickenlooper's nuanced documentary shifts into far deeper and darker emotional territory once it starts revealing Bingenheimer's heart-wrenching backstory.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
30 Apr 2004
fresh:
Feels like an elegy for an aging rock pixie.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
30 Apr 2004
fresh:
Creepily entertaining.
– David Edelstein,
Slate,
6 May 2004
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Captures Bingenheimer in all his celeb-fondling glory. But it's a forlorn sight, one the film doesn't turn away from as it arcs from giddy inclusion to lonely pathos.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2004
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Has a commercial reach that goes beyond local hero worship thanks in part to an all-star lineup of interviewees, including Cher, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Gwen Stefani and Courtney Love, to name just a few confirmed Rod-heads.