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Not Fade Away Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  The film may be too meandering for mainstream acceptance, but its focus will make the Paramount Vantage release connect directly with many baby boomers. It's also a warm, funny, poignant scrapbook that evokes a spirit of youth still relatable in later eras.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Not Fade Away is Chase's reward to himself - a transparently autobiographical work, his first feature-length film, and one that he's said he has wanted to make for years.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The highlight of Not Fade Away, a meandering and bittersweet coming-of-age story, is its killer '60s pop-rock soundtrack.

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