This Revolution Reviews
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Its fiction tale is shrill, lifeless and uninteresting.
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| Original Score: C+
Top CriticThe fusion of fiction and independent journalism adds to the complexity of a story that exposes the 'news' as a narrative cowritten by the government and the TV networks.
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| Original Score: 3/4
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Marshall's ambitions are admirable, but he falls short when it comes to wrapping the message in credible, compelling drama.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Christian Science Monitor
It's a pity that such vital, thought-provoking material has been rendered so lifeless and inauthentic on the screen.
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| Original Score: 2/4
Stephen Marshall's admirable but unfocused new film is set in New York City during the 2004 Republican National Convention.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Marshall says he was inspired by the Haskell Wexler cult classic Medium Cool, filmed at the infamous 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago. He has a lot to learn before he'll be anywhere near Wexler.
| Original Score: 1/4
As any revolutionary knows, there's a big leap between theory and practice, and that leap proves too much for tyro helmer Stephen Marshall's This Revolution.
Film Threat
The movie fails on nearly every level.
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| Original Score: 1/5
It's the kind of engaged, political filmmaking that is rarely seen today, and it's a welcome and powerful addition to the canon.
Director Stephen Marshall is more activist than film theorist, prone to editorializing ('I'm certainly not going to sacrifice profits,' one journalist character sneers) without the equivalent of Wexler's formal rigor.
