American Symphony

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David Z @Jared8Z Jul 15 Amazing portrait of a genius musician at the peak of his powers while dealing with his wife's sickness. Bravo 👏 See more pickle 1 @RT59126736 01/21/2025 Just absolutely beautiful! I seen the trailer on netflix which didn't really give much away apart from the beautiful music. it's a lot more than that though it it's a fantastic heartfelt story of a couple who are obviously deeply in love and face difficulties and challenges and to see how driven they are and the strength they draw from one another to get through their struggles and that translates in the music. Very emotional especially if you and your partner can relate to the struggles they face. See more Heather J @RT44520223 12/07/2024 The whole documentary seemed unfocused and rambling to me. Much as I love Batiste's music, I wanted to see more focus on his wife Suleika's struggle with cancer and their support for one another. Whole sections focused too repetitively on his music . It couldn't have been tightened up and rearranged to be really powerful - instead, it was a lost opportunity to really pay tribute to love and creativity in partnership. See more Daniel B @observor 10/23/2024 Seemed kind of a vanity project, didn't really go in depth to the creative process, didn't even show him performing music really until 45 minutes in, would have liked to learn more and hear more of his music instead of the personal stuff, as for his sick wife, every one has problems, should we care more about him cause he's on TV? See more dave d @RT34924333 04/15/2024 Generally when a Matthew Heineman film is put forth into the universe, it immediately moves to the top of my list! Unfortunately, his latest is as pretentious of a documentary as I've seen recently. Essentially this is an empty husk of feigned importance for a film that doesn't matter and will be forgotten shortly after watching. I'm relatively certain the subjects, musician Jon Batiste, and his wife, Suleika Jaouad, are nice people, but this came off so manufactured. Inauthentic at its core and it most certainly didn't make me a fan of Batiste, however talented he may be! Final Score: 3/10 See more Ma'ark T @RT57514104 04/03/2024 Jon Batiste is obviously somewhat of a musical genius. Both he and his wife Suleika are very likeable subjects of this doco. The human moments dealing with cancer and anxiety etc are great but when it ended I felt as if more insight into the music would have held my attention more. See more Read all reviews

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