Fresh
Music-centric doc offers an undepressing look at Lou Gehrig's disease.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
It's a much bigger reason than anybody out there knows why he's still here. But he's still here.
2012 · 1h 27m · NOT RATED
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Jesse Vile
Overview
When doctors diagnosed 19-year-old rock star Jason Becker with Lou Gehrig's Disease, they said he would never make music again and that he wouldn’t live to see his 25th birthday. 22 years later, without the ability to move or to speak, Jason is alive and making music with his eyes.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[Becker] comes across as a warm, funny man blessed with a devoted family and friends.
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post
Fresh
The film says frustratingly little about how everything is managed financially, but the perseverance by all concerned is beautiful to see.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Fresh
Jesse Vile's inspiring heartbreaker of a documentary is cleaved into two well-judged halves: We see Becker continuing on, robbed of speech and movement, yet undiminshed in his musical creativity.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Fresh
Jesse Vile's expertly measured, emotional look at the life of a guitar prodigy cut down by ALS ...
Michelle Orange, Village Voice
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