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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreWhat’s fresh here is the tone – rude, blunt and bordering on shrill. This is a less in-your-face Michael Moore-style take on this subject.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineWhat Craig Scott Rosebraugh's film lacks in originality, it makes up for in comprehensiveness.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFilled with devastating statistics documenting the devastating effects of climate change on the planet, the film takes particular aim at CEOs, or “greedy lying bastards,” of the oil and gas corporations which are contributing to the crisis.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisCollated for momentum, the film’s many interviews, wide-ranging archival footage and montage of modern ecological disasters form a blunt but carefully positioned instrument. And despite a bit of Michael Moore-style nonsense at the end the tightly edited narrative displays a reach (nine countries) and clarity of composition that hold the attention.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceIt’s too bad that Rosebraugh himself can be so off-putting. The data presented is horrifying enough without sarcastic narration, or his Roger & Me–style pursuit of an interview with ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson.
- 60Arizona RepublicArizona RepublicThere’s a lot to be angry about. And though Rosebraugh shines a light on plenty of jaw-dropping corruption, it plays out like a shrill rallying cry without catharsis for the already initiated.
- 60Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDespite his cogent finger-pointing, nifty graphs and succinct highlighting of recent climate change history, longtime followers of the hyper-partisan topic may not find much terribly new or revealing here.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleWatching the film is like being on a jury in which you know the defendant is probably guilty, but alas, there's not enough evidence to convict.
- 40Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleRosebraugh’s arguments are sound and his heart is in the right place, but his execution is self-defeating.
- 25Boston GlobeBoston GlobeThe film’s zippy graphics are a treat, but its zippy arguments are slipshod.