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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Drumline is a brassy formula film of a very high order, a movie that's both entertaining and inspirational. Read more
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: Maybe you've seen most of these things before. But you've rarely seen them in such an exuberant setting. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: I love that we get into this world of marching bands. We barely see any football players -- we see the top of their helmets as they're getting out of the way. Read more
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune: Drumline is a movie that treats its characters and audience with respect; it can't be accused of being a dumbed-down teen comedy. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: As you watch the drummers pound out their polyrhythms and twirl their sticks, you may find it hard to stay in your seat. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Drumline sags a little toward the middle ... But the final showdown is a skills-'n'-style spectacular that feels like vibrant outtake from a highly choreographed civil war. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: A superlative B movie -- funny, sexy, and rousing. Read more
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: Drumline comes close to collapsing under the weight of drawn-out scenes and an earnest story that piles on minor themes and subplots, but the energy and visual kick of the band numbers saves the day. Read more
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: It's pretty warm, fuzzy and entertaining, even if it isn't very good. Read more
Mark Olsen, L.A. Weekly: Director Charles Stone III fails to find a coherent grammar with which to shoot the band performances, leaving them flat and at a remove from the exuberant, pull-out-the-stops crowd pleasers they are presumably intended to be. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Offers little that's surprising or groundbreaking, but, because the script is smart enough not to insult us and to develop a group of interesting characters, the act of watching the film is an entertaining experience rather than a tedious exercise. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: [Drumline] is entertaining for what it does, and admirable for what it doesn't do. Read more
Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Charles Stone III is a craftsman with brains and taste, an instinctive sense of where to put the camera and the discipline not to belabor scenes. Read more
Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle: Not a bad way to spend a couple of hours. Read more
Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star: Drumline is -- the mere suggestion, albeit a visually compelling one, of a fully realized story. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: Not exactly worth a drum roll but a movie with enough collegiate ka-boom to earn its title, Drumline is a percussion-driven musical variation on every sports pic you've seen about the talented hot dog who eventually learns to become a team player. Read more
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: An exhilarating serving of movie fluff. Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Shakes, rattles and rolls the house. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: Brimming with energy and spirit. Read more