America's Heart Soul

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Great entertainment, 2008-12-04
This is a great documentary of the "real" people in America and not rehearsed. Beautiful photography and how people enjoy life all across the land. Great for the family.

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Cool, but incomplete, 2008-11-22
We bought this and watched it as a family. It was fun and renewed our affections for good ol' US of A, but left you wanting more. The stories were incomplete, and often not showing the best of the people that it highlighted (like the fact that Dick and Rick Hoyt did 5 iron man triathalons was not even mentioned). br / br /Would have been nice to have extra feature that showed who they all were and links or other info on them. br / br /Worth buying and a great idea but could have been so much better. br /

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Excellent Teaching Resource, 2008-03-03
I first used this video when I was teaching an American Culture class in China, and now I use it for exchange/international students who are taking the same course. It's easy to use one or two vignettes per class, or the whole thing at the same time. It really helps get rid of pre-conceived ideas about Americans. VERY USEFUL!

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America has Heart and Soul, 2007-03-19
This is such a lovely documentary it should have received much more attention. It was somehow, incorrectly, reviewed as a backlash to Michael Moore's movie because it came out at a similar time. This is not a political movie and it has nothing to do with the events of 9-11. In fact, all of the movie was shot before 9-11 occurred. It was not released earlier because of the extensive editing and because a distributor had not yet picked it up. I would recommend this delightful look at passions and businesses of everyday people across America.

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AMERICA'S HEART AND SOUL, 2007-03-09
America's Heart and Soul is a wonderful documentary of true Americana. It renews our love of country and the people who inhabit it. It lifts our spirits and gives us to realize that no matter the bad times we go through, there are more than enough good times and places and people to constantly restore our souls. We are taken from sea to shining sea to meet the people who reach for the stars and push the envelopes. From the Vermont farmer and his son to the soul singer/musicians in New Orleans and the oil fire fighters in Texas, we get a wonderful glimpse of the folks who prove day after day that America is still the land of the free and the home of the brave and that those who have dreams can see them come true, no matter the odds. It speaks to the heart and gives us pause. It entices us to rekindle our own dreams and realize what is really important in this life. And most of all, it makes us realize that America is still the greatest land of all. I recommend it for children and adults alike. A wonderful gift to bestow on friends and family. Great cinematography, a fantastic experience that will bring tears to the eye and laughter to the heart. I cannot praise it enough. Wonderful.