There's almost nothing better than a movie about music-- and this film is one of the best. I cannot truthfully say that this movie did a wonderful job of portraying the frenzied, sweetly doped up world of the early '70s because I wasn't alive to know that era, but it is incredibly well-written and well-acted (the entire cast is outstanding-- when's the last time THAT happened). You must go see this amazing film. Cameron Crowe rocks!!!