This is one of the few films about Rock & Roll that gets it. The film has great music much of it from some of the original musicians. It has one of the most interesting performances in film history from Tim McIntire. He makes you feel both Freed's love of the music and the complexity of an individual who had great impact on our society. But most of all the film communicates how Rock & Roll can bring people together. If you can get beyond the film's lack of a plot you can pick up on the "feeling" the film has. There are scenes, such as the one in the recording studio, that are great examples of Marshall McLuhan's concept of "all-at- onceness" that is essential to the power of Rock & Roll.
Review of American Hot Wax
