Riley posted this (and what BanjoRay posted here) to the New River Old Time (NROT) listserver:
"...I went to a press screening of the film today. I loved it. I thought the film was very, very well done and was extremely gripping. Very realistic. Some things are a bit different from the book, but I feel that the film adaptation holds true to the spirit of the story in the book. I think the project will appeal to millions of people. Lots of stuff here for music lovers and for those who pay no attention to the music at all. The music in the film is really wonderful. It is not strictly hard-core, Old-time, but it's great..."