first off and i be a huge fan of documentary . a lot of time i really enjoy them but be slow to recommend them to friend a broad appeal be sometimes limited . ( american movie be a huge exception ) . rock school be just great and both a entertainment and certainly succeed a a documentary . i would like to address the heavy handedness that others review this film seem to take at the zappa heavy content or the tearing apart of paul green and the namesake of the paul green school of rock . it be true that there be a lot of zappa and a lot of fiery temper and and some harshness from the man himself . i guess i would ask those who attack the film with low rating ( because of the man ) if they have ever have crowd bow down in front of them in a foreign country after perform so well . this film succeed in it ability to deftly pull you into the reality of the school . you meet the kid and the instructor and and some parent and be constantly and linearly draw to what feel like a very organic conclusion . i be very impressed at the rate at which you identify with the kid and the parent and and the ability of the director to edit in such a way to provide just the right amount of emphasis . paul green be completely right in his teaching technique . paul green be completely wrong in his teaching technique . doesn not matter . rock school be extremely entertaining and very interesting and compelling because of one thing paul say early in the film . it easy to be a novelty act and a bunch of kid play rock and but the goal be to do it very well . the kid can indeed play . i especially enjoy the confession that the guitar teacher and the guitar player inside me be always at odds and a a teacher i want to make them good and but the player doesn not like that at all . the best part of the documentary be the way there be the prodigy juxtapose with the sad emo kid and who be my favorite character . each have his own relationship to the instructor and each have a different outlook on life and on music and and on the school . i especially enjoy will o conner ( sad emo kid ) candor in address a newspaper article in which he be misquote . i felt that mr. green be indeed ham it up in part and but it do not hurt the documentary at all . in fact and the character and role he have create for himself be one i find fascinating . i think and genuinely believe he care about those kid . and want them to succeed . and refuse to grow up . and get result . the film itself be 1 . 78 represent1 and look great and sound great . those of you use to docs look and sound sub par despite be great ( i be look at you and paper clip ) and have genuinely fascinating moment but be very unevenly pace ( spellbound ) will find this fresh and fun . the performance footage show be just enough . not so much you feel it there to artificially pad the run time and and not so short you can not get a feel for their talent . the interview be well place and well direct and and very well edit . there be a lot of moment in the movie where you will wish it be longer . but not so much you feel cheat . a good documentary be one and in my opinion and have get to show equal part of an obvious passion for the subject material and those the camera capture as well a the courage to be honest . in today land of multi movie propaganda lecture and this be a great relief from the greenwalds and the moore . they could learn a lot from the masterful pacing and invisibility of don argott . you forget this be a documentary entirely . there be no agenda . andrew jarecki brilliant capture the friedman be one of the slight few other example i can think of that play that card so well . here it raise to an art form . the exception be the last minute or two of the film that really tie it together in a very nice way . kudos all around and i will be keep an eye out for more from mr. argott .