Fresh
Penn Badgley delivers a pivotal performance as the younger Buckley, coming off with just enough pretentiousness and attitude.
Chris Riemenschneider, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Greetings from Tim Buckley
2013 · 1h 39m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Daniel Algrant
Overview
A chronicle of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley's performance at his father's tribute concert in 1991.
Director and cast
- Daniel Algrant Director
- Penn Badgley as Jeff Buckley
- Imogen Poots as Allie
- Norbert Leo Butz as Hal Wilner
- Ben Rosenfield as Tim Buckley
- Frank Wood as Gary Lucas
- William Sadler as Lee Underwood
- Isabelle McNally as Jane Goldstein
- Jessica Stone as Janine Nichols
- Kate Nash as Carol
- Jadyn Douglas as Linda
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Algrant's desire to reunite father and son through music is admirable, but "Greetings from Tim Buckley" is too meandering and ethereal to have any lasting impact.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh
Badgley does a credible take on the signature falsetto that Jeff would later bring to his only album, Grace ...
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
The concert may have seen the reluctant birth of a second-generation rock star, but this movie, if nothing else, is a similarly suitable showcase for its own leading man.
William Goss, Film.com
Fresh
In paying homage to two iconic performers, he's given a former small-screen star the chance to announce his own cinematic arrival.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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