Wrongheaded and bizarrely outrageous.
Comment
06/13/06
Land of the Blind (2006)
17
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:3
Rotten:15
Average Rating:4.1/10
Theatrical Release:Jun 16, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: There's no shortage of trenchant political satire in this film starring Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland, written and directed by Robert Edwards. The story is set in an alternate reality amalgam... [More]
Starring: Tom Hollander, Ralph Fiennes, Donald Sutherland, Lara Flynn Boyle
Director: Robert Edwards, Jon Avnet
Get This Movie
Reviews for Land of the Blind
1 - 18 (sorted by critic A-Z)
Top CriticIs this what we have stooped to for leftist political films? Robert Edwards' film for one reason or another really thinks it's saying something.
06/08/06
one of the most politically essential films of the year, almost as significant as Terry Gilliam's masterpiece Brazil.
08/23/06
Robert Edward's satirical allegory shamelessly borrows ideas from Orwell's 1984, then tramples them into the dust.
06/15/06
Top CriticThe only matter that interests is the question of Fiennes's presence in this political lesson for children.
07/10/06
Top CriticA labored pastiche of familiar dystopian motifs that beats the same, totalitarian-themed drum over and over again.
05/12/06
The Who did it better in We Won't Get Fooled Again
06/09/06
Strident, bombastic parable.
06/16/06
If satire is the thing that closes on Saturday night, then political satire is usually doomed to close one night earlier. In the case of a pretentious monstrosity called Land of the Blind, it’s a miracle it ever opened at all.
06/14/06
Top CriticThe movie leaves you with lots of questions, mainly, what are Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland doing here? Imagine Ed Wood attempting Brazil or Uwe Boll remaking V For Vendetta.
06/09/06
Top CriticA sour satirical cocktail blended with ingredients oft-used in the recipes of Terry Gilliam and Paul Verhoeven.
06/15/06
About as subtle as its all too obvious title would suggest.
07/06/06
Top CriticThere's nothing particularly revolutionary about writer-director Robert Edwards' grimly satiric political fable.
06/14/06
Top CriticWriter-director Robert Edwards frantically throws in references to Orwell (Animal Farm and 1984), Lady Macbeth, Yeats, Mao, etc.
06/16/06
Top CriticPolitical satire is so rare that it's a shame to watch the reliable Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland lend their talents to one that is blind to its own incompetence.
06/12/06
Top CriticRalph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland as terrorist co-operatives? This is not a joke nor Hollywood's remake of Paradise now, but the biggest sales point of the Land of the Blind.
04/19/06
One of the more spectacular misfires of recent years, Land of the Blind's lack of originality is only slightly exceeded by its failure to work as political satire.
06/05/06
Top CriticAn indelible portrait of the contradictions of power.
06/28/06
1 - 18 (sorted by critic A-Z)
RT On Current TV
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
Best Sci-Fi This Decade 
Techland lists the best Sci-Fi films of this decade.
40 Worst Films of the 2000s
Moviefone takes a look back at the biggest stinkers of the past 10 years.
10 Questions For Zac Efron
The Me and Orson Welles star answers reader questions on TIME.com.
Best Decade Ever!
Hollywood.com's C. Robert Cargill offers his thoughts on what the best decade for film was.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
In the AV Club's "Scenic Routes," Mike D'Angelo reminisces about the Tim Burton film.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
IGN RSS Feeds