Chip Tabary Rockets Redglare is by far one of the best written and most moving biographic documentaries I have ever seen. Not only is it about a real human being (Rockets) not hiding any parts good or bad, but tells a bit of New York underground history that many people don't know about. The director Luis de la Reguera has done an outstanding job with the resources available to him and a dedication not seen very often. You can tell that Luis and Rockets had the deepest of friendships which also made this movie all that more original and interesting to watch. The commentaries by some very famous actors are more testament to the greatness and big heart of Rockets even though he had become very hard in many areas of thinking. This movie will allow the spirit and story of Rockets to continue to live on even though he is no longer with us. I hope to see many more movies done by director Luis de la Reguera in the future and am sure the quality will continue and get even better as he progresses through his career. CT Pensacola, Florida, USA

wobelix This documentary is simply superb.Making a portrait of someone isn't easy, first of all because it has to seem effortless. That works wonderfully here, within minutes you'll get the feeling that you've known this Rockets Redglare all your life !The director has given us a true labor of love, and that same sentiment is rendered by the friends that shed some light on the guy. Without being cheesy or trying to hide any of the darker sides of his 'topic', true friendship beams out.Both funny and deeply tragic and even disgusting at times, this documentary is as honest and as well made as any portrait will ever get. It'll make you wish you were out there with them...

annsliu A good documentary is one that tells a fascinating story. What is more fascinating than Rockets' life? I did not know who he was, but after seeing this documentary, I've realized that I've seen 80% of the movies he's been in. Everyone has a life story and needs someone who loves them enough to document it. The fact that this film was made with absolutely no budget and borrowed equipment by ONE person says something about luis's love for this man. The rawness of some of the footage is a good representation of rockets' life.Film should start a dialog. This film definitely does that and more. Just look at the other review-if someone hated it so much to write such a long and dissecting review, then they must feel something for this film. It's easy to criticize, it's hard to actually do it. I think it's a brave first film and i applaud Luis for having the guts to do it.

afc-ajax Quote: "The only possible flaw with this movie was that I wanted more of it."I find this impossible to believe unless you are a masochist. The doc seems hell-bent on portraying RR as some sort of figurehead of indie/off-beat cinema & stage...and yet you realise - watching people like Willem Dafoe and Steve Buscemi struggle to come up with anything remotely interesting to say...and looking embarrassed by what little they can muster - that RR's just a *u*ked-up guy with a *u*ked-up life.There's nothing wrong with being *u*ked-up, but the desperation evident in the way this doc was assembled (I can only assume every single frame of every interview ever shot was used) is too much. It is the antithesis of editing. I ended-up walking out of the theatre (Hot Docs - Toronto - 2003), feeling that this doc wasn't even fit for Interrogation Night at a prison camp.