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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenBlood on the Mountain is wide-ranging across time, driven by talking heads and select footage, but it nails the human element at its core.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe movie is practically a textbook about how ravenous corporations and feckless government can strip-mine the souls of workers, and replace them with a political narrative about their problems that keeps reality forever hidden behind a fine, dusty fog.
- 75Washington PostAlan ZilbermanWashington PostAlan ZilbermanBy observing the struggle of the miner with a mix of resignation and resolve, the movie hints that this struggle is the struggle of every worker.
- 70Village VoiceCraig D. LindseyVillage VoiceCraig D. LindseyAs consistently depressing as this movie is, it thankfully shows you that before you dismiss the denizens of an entire region as poor white trash, you should listen to their story.
- 60The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe film may be one-sided, but if nothing else, it is a reminder that the “coal equals jobs” equation is a serious oversimplification.