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I agree with Adam on the cinematography of America's Heart and Soul, but I'm afraid that's the only praise I can give the film. The scenery is, more often than not, the only thing of interest on the screen. San Francisco and the Appalachian mountains, as mentioned earlier, are particularly gorgeous.
However, the storytelling is lifeless for the most part, on par with any given program on The Travel Channel. Whether it's the fault of the individuals or the editor, I cannot say. Did additional details that flesh out the individual stories end up on the cutting room floor, or were there no additional details to divulge? Some of the traditionally inspiring stories (like the blind climber and the marathoners) stand on their own quite well, some stories (like the salsa dancers and the acrobatic pilot) are saved by the cinematography and choreography, and some (like Ben Cohen and the Cajun musicians) fall flat because they're given no time to tell their stories.
It's a disappointingly uneven effort with some inexcusably stale musical selections, but the camerawork prevents me from giving it a thumbs down.
He obviously misinterpreted what it means to "be bullish."
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