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John Pilger's angry story of how a rapacious US covertly brutalised its Latin American neighbours should be a compelling documentary. And so it often is, despite being marred by a dewy-eyed interview with President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. Jul 9, 2007 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
John Pilger's angry story of how a rapacious US covertly brutalised its Latin American neighbours should be a compelling documentary. And so it often is, despite being marred by a dewy-eyed interview with President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela.
Peter Bradshaw
A dynamic and emotionally effective diatribe against global capitalism's role in undermining popular second or third-world democracies Jun 15, 2007 | Full Review…
A dynamic and emotionally effective diatribe against global capitalism's role in undermining popular second or third-world democracies
Wally Hammond
While this diligently researched film cogently moves from Latin American nation to Latin American nation, explaining the strangely predictable cycle of uprisings among these countries, it's ultimately hard to identify the audience it addresses. May 2, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
While this diligently researched film cogently moves from Latin American nation to Latin American nation, explaining the strangely predictable cycle of uprisings among these countries, it's ultimately hard to identify the audience it addresses.
Sara Maria Vizcarrondo
Yet with all its flaws and its righteous tone (thanks to Pilger's pervasive narration and on-camera presence), the film tackles the Achilles Heel of American politics: its historically abysmal foreign policy failures Sep 7, 2007 | Full Review…
Yet with all its flaws and its righteous tone (thanks to Pilger's pervasive narration and on-camera presence), the film tackles the Achilles Heel of American politics: its historically abysmal foreign policy failures
Urban Cinefile Critics
In short, Grow Your Own isn't quite as funny, as clever or as moving as it should have been but it remains watchable thanks to its likeable characters and performances. Jun 15, 2007 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
In short, Grow Your Own isn't quite as funny, as clever or as moving as it should have been but it remains watchable thanks to its likeable characters and performances.
Matthew Turner
But it is all very watchable, even though we have been through most of it before Jun 15, 2007 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
But it is all very watchable, even though we have been through most of it before
Pilger's not exactly unbiased, while belligerent talking-head interviews sometimes feel like Jeremy Paxman with 'roid rage. Yet, faced with the contempt of American policymakers, it's hard not to sympathise with his viewpoint. Jun 15, 2007 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Pilger's not exactly unbiased, while belligerent talking-head interviews sometimes feel like Jeremy Paxman with 'roid rage. Yet, faced with the contempt of American policymakers, it's hard not to sympathise with his viewpoint.
Jamie Russell
Pilger's portentous voiceover and intrusions into shot bespeak an excruciating vanity Jun 15, 2007 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Pilger's portentous voiceover and intrusions into shot bespeak an excruciating vanity
Anthony Quinn
GEORGE BUSH loves to lecture us about how his war on terror is all about preserving freedom and spreading democracy. What he doesn't tell us is how for the past 50 years, the US has covertly tried to crush both in a bid to control South America Jun 15, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
GEORGE BUSH loves to lecture us about how his war on terror is all about preserving freedom and spreading democracy. What he doesn't tell us is how for the past 50 years, the US has covertly tried to crush both in a bid to control South America
David Edwards
The show is ultimately ruined by its ophidian writer/presenter Pilger, who is something of an acquired taste Jun 15, 2007 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The show is ultimately ruined by its ophidian writer/presenter Pilger, who is something of an acquired taste
Kevin Maher
A forceful if occasionally partisan documentary. Pilger's interviews are deeply revealing and his sly intelligence punctures many myths about America's support of democracy. Jun 15, 2007 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A forceful if occasionally partisan documentary. Pilger's interviews are deeply revealing and his sly intelligence punctures many myths about America's support of democracy.
Tailored towards the small-screen. Jun 15, 2007 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Tailored towards the small-screen.
Neil Smith
Amazing documentary about the truth about the one of the most controversial figures in the modern history - Hugo Chavez, and the role of the US government in killing the real democracy in Venezuela! Someone wrote about the movie: "You poor poor sheep! you sleep sleep sleep! Why wont you wake, the world is waiting for you, your mothers raped and murdered, your little sisters raped and murdered, your fathers raped and murdered, you sons, uncles, the world is raped and murdered. But the coke is sweet and pizza is good; the porn is hard and the music rocks..." This documentary hits you hard with the truth about the role of the "democratic" forces in destroying the real forces chosen by the democratic governments! There is no rules... everything is in play, destroying dreams through economical measures, napalm bombing of innocent countries, snipers, death squads... name it, they used it! Actually, they still use it! John Pilger YOU did a great job... I salute you!
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