Another few of these squandered opportunities for art-house muckraking and we'll need someone to ask who killed the left-wing documentary.
CommentAug 27, 2009
Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
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Reviews Counted:103
Fresh:91
Rotten:12
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: A searing indictment of big business and greed, Who Killed The Electric Car? is a well-tuned doc that simultaneously entertains and enrages.
Theatrical Release: Jun 28, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $1.3M
Synopsis: An investigation into the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in our country's... [More]
Starring: Greg "Gadget" Abbot, Dave Barthmuss, Ed Begley Jr, Jim Boyd and His Men of the West
Director: Chris Paine
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REVIEWS FOR WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?
Top CriticThe film shows how politicians on both sides of the isle conspired with oil companies and car manufacturers to rob our ecology of one of its most promising assets.
Apr 23, 2009
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Oct 18, 2008
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Aug 7, 2008
Chris Paine's documentary about General Motors' development and withdrawal of the innovative, environment-friendly EV1 automobile is bound to reverberate with anyone who's fallen in love with a product only to see it irrevocably yanked from the market.
Mar 21, 2008
Top CriticTranscends its own awful construction by being a documentary, further supporting the idea that docs needn't be well made to be worthwhile.
Sep 17, 2007
Given the shortsighted shenanigans engaged in by these corporate-oriented politicians and greedy captains of industry, is it any wonder that we'd end up mired in the Middle East to ensure the flow of oil? Who killed the electric car? The usual suspects.
Jun 1, 2007
It goes far beyond electric cars to illustrate how big business controls government actions and policies at all levels with damaging results.
Mar 30, 2007
This rich and absorbing documentary also functions as mystery and exposé.
Mar 1, 2007
In the interest of understanding how your government and big business work (and work together against the consumer's interest), you owe it to yourself to see this film.
Dec 30, 2006
On the other hand, the activists are a little twee to deliver any serious drama
Nov 10, 2006
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Nov 3, 2006
Filmmaker Chris Paine's postmortem on the EV1s doesn't answer all our questions, but it is reasonably evenhanded and quite entertaining.
Oct 30, 2006
Top CriticIt's liable to get people hopping mad, whether or not they buy Paine's overarching conspiracy theory.
Oct 7, 2006
Top CriticPiercingly demonstrates how technological advancement occurs only when it aligns with monied interests, and argues persuasively for the idea that we all deserve better.
Sep 17, 2006
Where too many politically minded films seem to exist only to confirm what the audience already believes, it's a thrill to sit in a theater and learn something new and so, so infuriating.
Sep 14, 2006
Hits home on all cylinders.
Sep 13, 2006
Chris Paine has painted a convincing picture of corporate greed -- working hand in hand with the government.
Sep 6, 2006
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Sep 2, 2006
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