A fascinating, vexing, indulgent, visionary, pretentious, mesmerizing pop culture curio.
- Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
The music is great. Dylan and his band do a half-dozen songs that crackle with energy.
- Dan DeLuca, Philadelphia Inquirer
Synopsis
In a fictional America caught up in a civil war that is tearing the nation apart, a benefit concert is being organized. A traveling troubadour named Jack Fate (Bob Dylan) is sprung from jail by his scheming former manager, Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman), to headline a concert with the expectations to bring peace to a country that is entrenched by chaos, lawlessness and pandemonium.
Theatrical Release Date
Original Languages: English
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 106 min.
Year: 2003