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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberBeyond celebrating the music, 40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie has something to say about the compromises and reconciliations that are a part of aging, and it turns out to make for a stirring and healing reunion.
- 80Film ThreatAlan NgFilm ThreatAlan NgIf there was one reason to see 40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie is for its music. Constantly playing in the background, you’ll find an appreciation for how good this band was, how a band this good could never find success, and how the group’s dynamic tore it down.
- 78Film Journal InternationalFrank LoveceFilm Journal InternationalFrank LoveceThere is magic in this film's ode to growing old and being with the people who knew us young.
- 70Village VoiceJordan HoffmanVillage VoiceJordan HoffmanOnly a monster would begrudge Aronsohn for putting this all together. It doesn’t hurt that Magic Music really do have some chops.
- 70Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael Rechtshaffen40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie transcends the trippy nostalgia to deliver a moving message about the healing power of reconciliation.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreWhere the film is fascinating is the ways it examines the wandering lives of working musicians who stay in touch with the tunes even as life goes on.
- 50Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve Davis40 Years in the Making is a cliquey undertaking that leaves you mostly on the outside looking in, but after witnessing the joy of its participants at the end, there’s little to begrudge.