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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005)

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Reviews Counted:26

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Rotten:2

Average Rating:7/10

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Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Robert Greenwald (OUTFOXED) continues his expose of evil corporate doings with this documentary, released as part of Wal-Mart Week, a nationwide activist initiative to bring the company's business... Robert Greenwald (OUTFOXED) continues his expose of evil corporate doings with this documentary, released as part of Wal-Mart Week, a nationwide activist initiative to bring the company's business practices out into the open. From their disturbing morning cheer to their minuscule benefits packages and sweatshop-labor conditions, the documentary addresses the simple question: does America benefit from the presence of this low-priced chain? Employee testimony and statistics make Greenwald's case clear and effective, and the stories of enforced, unpaid overtime and the death of mom-and-pop businesses can hardly fail to leave viewers both saddened and enraged. [More]

Director: Robert Greenwald

Director: Robert Greenwald

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Nov 15, 2005

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01/20/07
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Embora irregular (as seqüências que se focam na China beiram o ridículo, com a dublagem e os apelidos dos entrevistados), o filme de Greenwald estabelece argumentos fortes que levam o espectador a desejar boicotar a empresa-título.

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12/29/06
Pablo Villaca
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David Edwards
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05/13/06
Peter Bradshaw
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05/13/06
Robert Hanks
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05/12/06
Empire Magazine

If Greenwald's intention was to make the audience very angry indeed then the film is a resounding success ... it'll definitely make you want to boycott Asda.

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05/12/06
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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05/06/06
BBC

Once again David slays Goliath in a documentary that has no pretense of being objective

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01/25/06
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

It's a bill of indictment, really, more than an objective survey. Greenwald often makes his arguments with a kind of prosecutorial zeal that makes you chary of swallowing it whole.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
01/06/06
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

A searing expose of the greed and systemic poor treatment of its workers by the largest corporation in the world.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
12/04/05
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

If you think you already know all about how evil and rapacious America's largest retailer is, wait 'til you see this latest exercise in muckraking from Robert Greenwald...

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
11/23/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

The information in the film is largely anecdotal and not analytical. This is what gives the film its power.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
11/20/05
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Advocacy journalism at its most unsparing, and it demands to be seen, discussed, argued with, and acted upon.

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11/18/05
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Effective muckraking documentary.

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11/18/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price lacks the cinematic panache to elevate it above the level of agitprop. But its all too relevant dissection of its subject is well worth paying attention to.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
11/16/05
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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...will win few points for art...but its subject matter provides such a wealth of material that subtlety is hardly required, nor even desired.

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11/14/05
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

For all its missteps, the movie powerfully suggests that Wal-Mart is capable of demoralizing a community so thoroughly that it doesn’t have the spirit to carry on its life outside the big box.

Full Review Source: New Yorker | comment Comment
11/14/05
David Denby
David Denby
New Yorker
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Wal-Mart says director Robert Greenwald's film is misleading and inaccurate, but it's hard to dispute the personal accounts from former Wal-Mart employees who speak from experience.

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11/14/05
Richard Roeper
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