Fresh
Music here seems to have a miraculous power to lift up, to awaken, to reinvigorate.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Alive Inside
Music is the strongest form of magic
2014 · 1h 14m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Michael Rossato-Bennett
Overview
Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Equal parts heart-wrenching and heart-lifting ...
Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic
Rotten
The movie effectively bullies you into feeling good; with its hard sell and superfluous CG imagery, it might as well be a superhero movie.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The movie is at its best when documenting the reactions of various patients, which in some cases is nearly miraculous.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Alive Inside is a small but vibrant miracle. The documentary finds hope and joy in one of our nation's bleakest settings, nursing homes.
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
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