Editing Bound for Glory (1976 film) (section)

==Reception==
As of January 2024, ''Bound for Glory'' holds a rating of 81% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 26 reviews. The consensus summarizes: "''Bound for Glory'' brings the Dust Bowl era to authentic life thanks to Haskell Wexler's opulent cinematography and Woody Guthrie's resonant music, capturing the American mood at the time as much as it does the folk singer's life."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bound_for_glory/|title=Bound for Glory|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] score of 70 out of 100 based on reviews from 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Film critic Roger Ebert praised the film, calling it "one of the best-looking films ever made." However, Ebert claimed the beauty of the film was often achieved at the cost of the tone.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Bound for Glory movie review & film summary (1977) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bound-for-glory-1977|access-date=2021-10-01|website=www.rogerebert.com/|language=en}}</ref>