Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

MisterWhiplash While there's a co-director alongside her, I would consider this a Barbara Kopple documentary. It's about the Dixie Chicks, and not just in that following-around-the-stars piece like with Wild Man Blues. It covers the controversy surrounding the off-the-cuff comment one of the Chicks made about George W. Bush and the Iraq War right before the war started - a controversy imbued by the wrath of zealous dingbats and ignorant country-music sycophants. This isn't to say that there aren't some bright, intelligent people who listen to country music and don't follow blindly to the Toby Keith credo of America putting a boot up somebody's ass cause it's the American way. But there are some, definitely out there, at least more-so back when Bush's approval ratings were sky-high.I use the word dingbats not lightly, but not without some generalization. It wasn't just the "scorned fans" who based upon one remark held up protest signs and went all "Lennon-said-this-about-Jesus-Etc-so-on" on the band, but the rabid right-wing media, country music stations across the country, and almost ironically the girls became the biggest selling recording artists for their record label for the year. What Kopple does brilliantly here is convey the bittersweet feeling of being on the road, being behind the scenes with the tour people and the management (there's definitely the best footage of behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing I've seen since Gimme Shelter's scattered bits), and also depict without pretense or obfuscation these three girls's total joy at being so high at the top of fame while also bewildered and frightened (or not) by the backlash of the Bush comment.One can dissect till no end the significance not even so much the comment but the kind of crazy tree of a context that came out of it. It's also about how something connects so strongly that it's hard to disconnect: the Dixie Chicks aren't a political band (although their lead singer is definitely, and cheerfully defiantly, the most outspoken of the group in meetings), but one comment sets off a chain-reaction, "reacting to reacting" as one person says, and Kopple manages very well going back and forth between the turbulent "past" of 2003 and the present of 2005 when things finally turned around with Bush and his war. It goes without saying freedom of speech is a big issue to contend with in the film as well, but that would take another four or five paragraphs to dissect and comment on.But one more note should be made: I don't love the Dixie Chicks' music. They're talented enough and make some sweet tunes, but they're only a tiny cut above the rest of many a dreary and repetitive and forgettable country music group of the now. But personal taste, for all intents and purposes just as with Wild Man Blues, doesn't have to factor into someone's enjoyment of the film. If you're interested in country music, that's fine, but for those looking for just a solid documentary with a clear-eyed and sympathetic portrayal of its subjects and their ordeal, then you're in for something somewhat special - it's a movie with a conscience.

Anothy Saxon This is a sad story of a music group that had it all and threw it away because of an arrogant misplaced sense of pride and self importance. Although this was a completely biased view of the issue from the "chicks" point-of-view it really does show the arrogance that these people have, especially Maines, toward people that support and believe in their country and the concept that it's wrong and unpatriotic to go overseas and make provocative statements about their own country and its leadership at a time of war whether you agree with a current policy or not.Now I'm no Bush fan but I would never do what they did and even as they acknowledged that it was a mistake their actions afterward, all the way up to present times, really show how they don't care about the concepts of being patriotically tactful. Of course there are other people that have this same blissful arrogance, as the name Jimmy Carter comes to mind, but what's amazing is that they seem to be oblivious to why their fans are mad at them. Their F.U attitude to their fans for something they did wrong is just amazing to me.Although this documentary ends prior to their Grammy awards in 2007 and their top charting album release I fear that they may take their 2007 success as some indication that they are back on their own terms and can continue to shove their noses at country music fans.When I look at their 2007 Grammy awards all I see is a Hollywood industry that simply wanted to make an anti-Bush statement which was a weak gesture and quite frankly unfair to the other artists that worked hard that year only to have their work go unrecognized due to what was essentially a Hollywood protest vote against the War. And although they had their 2007 Album top the chart for a short time it's still clear that they had major tour ticket sales issues and short lived record sales.In the end it looks like the "chicks" are at the decline of their careers and it's sad that they couldn't be a little more humble about their mistake and the fallout from it. If they were just a bit less selfish they might have been able to get their careers back on track. A lot of people were counting on them to provide a living for their families and because of this arrogance it's all gone now. It's truly sad.

plane-11 This is an excellent film that shows how easy it is to stifle dissenting voices in times where passion overshadows rational thought. This was a bit scary to watch and those who lived through the McCarthy era will find an uncomfortable chill run down their spines.I had never listened to country music or the Dixie Chicks but I must admit I found myself admiring their courage. This is a vivid reminder that the laws of our great land have are put into place to protect dissenting and minority opinions from the overwhelming burden of the beliefs of the popular majority.As the Bush Administration draws to a close the Dixie Chicks comments will become a small footnote in the pages of only the most detailed history books. I find it odd how those who profess the greatest love for this country find it so easy to hate those who exercise its most valued principles. In my book the Dixie Chicks are about everything that makes this country special.

Vic_max This was an interesting show from a historical perspective. I watched the movie with great interest and I have never even listened to a Dixie Chick song in full before.Basically, this is a documentary about how the band dealt with the public reaction to a band member's on-stage comments about the president: "Just so you know, we're on the good side with y'all. We do not want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas."It follows them from 2003 to 2006 and depicts their personal and public reactions to what happened - and the decisions they made about what to do as a band.Although I knew nothing about them before (and politics aside), I was really impressed with them as human beings. They came across as very respectable individuals - esp. with how they talked about their sponsors and each other.I also learned about how successful and "major" this group is - I never paid attention to them before, but they're on my radar now. This documentary is worth watching for fans and non-fans alike.