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Movie Info

Daniel Goldstein battles in court to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for the densest real estate development in U.S. history.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Producer:

David Beilinson
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2016
Runtime:

1h 33m

Cast & Crew

Michael Galinsky
Co-Director

Suki Hawley
Co-Director

David Beilinson
Producer

Michael Galinsky
Co-Producer

Suki Hawley
Co-Producer

Philip Quinaz
Original Music

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Critic Reviews for Battle for Brooklyn

All Critics (19) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (4)

Although not exactly even-handed, the movie proves a deft look at a reluctant crusader and how financial sway and political override can so effectively trump the power of the average citizen.

November 23, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
Hawley and Galinsky, a longtime wife-and-husband documentary team, bring real suspense to the story, culled from many hundreds of hours of footage.

October 6, 2011 | Rating: 3/4

Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
A battle ordinarily requires two sides, yet this earnest, ungracefully reconstructed saga posits that opposition to the building of the New Jersey Nets' future home took place in a virtual vacuum, and that the fix was in from the start.

June 22, 2011

John Anderson
Variety
Spins a compelling tale about the value of individual and collective resistance, even as it makes clear where power in our society really resides.

June 19, 2011

Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
Brings us inside the lives it touches.

June 17, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
Not exactly inspiring.

June 17, 2011 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Lou Lumenick
New York Post
Battle for Brooklyn earns its epic-sounding title, building, block by block, a sturdy, gritty little film about the impassioned fight to ensure development's directed by the local people and for the local people, not by a few overlords above all.

May 6, 2013 | Full Review…

Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)
'A movie with a narrative' woven along a personal thread, Battle for Brooklyn squeezes drama even out of that person's repeatedly clicking a monitor 'refresh.'

January 9, 2012 | Full Review…

Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
It's a familiar story, but that doesn't make it any easier to swallow.

November 23, 2011 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Clint O'Connor
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Battle For Brooklyn is a telling snapshot of (offscreen) political maneuvering, and the tossed-around wrecking-ball weight of corporate might as it relates to individual rights.

November 23, 2011 | Full Review…

Brent Simon
Shared Darkness
A powerful and surprisingly moving film about an important and little-reflected-upon topic; a telling snapshot of political maneuvering, and the tossed-around wrecking-ball weight of corporate might as it relates to individual rights.

August 24, 2011 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Brent Simon
Shockya.com
If you're a New Yorker, it's a mesmerizing story and for the most part Battle For Brooklyn, provides an engrossing history lesson on this controversial project.

June 22, 2011 | Full Review…

Neil Rosen
NY1-TV

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Audience Reviews for Battle for Brooklyn

Jun 09, 2015

Although we follow the point of view of those who oppose a development which arguably would provide new opportunities for Brooklyn residents, the viewer remains on the fence as the debate unfolds as to what is best for a community. It also shines a light on the mega project which is such a popular way to spur economic development but which can often have results that are significantly less than anticipated.

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