Editing Easy Rider (section)

===Critical reception===
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it "pretty but lower case cinema" despite the "upper case" "pious statement about our society which is sick". He was mildly impressed by the photography, rock score and Nicholson's performance.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Canby|first=Vincent|author-link=Vincent Canby|date=July 15, 1969|title=Easy Rider film review}}</ref> [[Penelope Gilliatt]] in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' said that it "speaks tersely and aptly for this American age, that is both the best of times and the worst of times."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Bedsprings, Alienation, Psycho Killer|date=July 23, 1969|page=19}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] added ''Easy Rider'' to his "Great Movies" list in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|first=Roger |last=Ebert |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-easy-rider-1969 |title=A cinematic snapshot of the '60s |date=October 24, 2004}}</ref> ''Easy Rider'' holds an 84% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 7.70/10. The site's consensus says, "Edgy and seminal, ''Easy Rider'' encapsulates the dreams, hopes, and hopelessness of [[1960s counterculture]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/easy_rider|title = Easy Rider|website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref>