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The earnest and well-intentioned Promised Land sports a likable cast, but it also suffers from oversimplified characterizations and a frustrating final act.
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A gentle rather than dramatic film that, once the central argument is laid out, lacks real flair. Apr 19, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A gentle rather than dramatic film that, once the central argument is laid out, lacks real flair.
Derek Malcolm
Van Sant is no Frank Capra, so why is he trying so hard to be? Apr 18, 2013 | Rating: 1/5
Van Sant is no Frank Capra, so why is he trying so hard to be?
Glenn Heath Jr.
Not confident or bolshy enough about the subject, too aware of eco versus economic pros and cons ... Apr 18, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Not confident or bolshy enough about the subject, too aware of eco versus economic pros and cons ...
Antonia Quirke
Gus Van Sant's fracking drama pits Matt Damon's energy executive against John Krasinski's eco-dreamboat in a battle for the minds of backwater farmers and the heart of Rosemarie DeWitt's moony schoolma'am. Feb 8, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Gus Van Sant's fracking drama pits Matt Damon's energy executive against John Krasinski's eco-dreamboat in a battle for the minds of backwater farmers and the heart of Rosemarie DeWitt's moony schoolma'am.
Andrew Pulver
This is a solid if at times too conventional tale of a classic moral conflict. Jan 4, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
This is a solid if at times too conventional tale of a classic moral conflict.
Richard Roeper
[It's mostly] a well-wrought drama that feels genuine as it goes about spinning a tale worthy of our challenging times. Jan 4, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
[It's mostly] a well-wrought drama that feels genuine as it goes about spinning a tale worthy of our challenging times.
Lisa Kennedy
Promised Land delivers the promise of a future if we just open our hearts and minds. Nov 26, 2019 | Full Review…
Promised Land delivers the promise of a future if we just open our hearts and minds.
Debbie Lynn Elias
Promised Land is a good film that was on the cusp of being great. Regrettably, the unwillingness to dig deeper into its important issues ends up lessening the film's impact. Feb 25, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Promised Land is a good film that was on the cusp of being great. Regrettably, the unwillingness to dig deeper into its important issues ends up lessening the film's impact.
Amon Warmann
What future the children will have without their parents signing gas leases, given the state of the agricultural industry in America, is not the concern of anyone in this movie or anyone who made it. Neither was making a realistic, original film. Dec 17, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
What future the children will have without their parents signing gas leases, given the state of the agricultural industry in America, is not the concern of anyone in this movie or anyone who made it. Neither was making a realistic, original film.
Kelly Jane Torrance
Promised Land is inherently flawed, but the journey to self-destruction is mostly enjoyable. Oct 22, 2018 | Full Review…
Promised Land is inherently flawed, but the journey to self-destruction is mostly enjoyable.
Sarah Gopaul
Promised Land is a smart, character driven drama that takes an insightful look at a compelling environmental issue... But as the second act progresses, the movie begins to lose momentum. Aug 21, 2018 | Full Review…
Promised Land is a smart, character driven drama that takes an insightful look at a compelling environmental issue... But as the second act progresses, the movie begins to lose momentum.
Jordan Riefe
The result is interesting, well-acted and always watchable, particularly on the ruthless tactics employed to win the day. But it also feels a little simplistic and it's disappointing to see Hollywood formula creeping in right at the end. Nov 2, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The result is interesting, well-acted and always watchable, particularly on the ruthless tactics employed to win the day. But it also feels a little simplistic and it's disappointing to see Hollywood formula creeping in right at the end.
Matthew Bond
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