Carbon Nation
"DIA" Productions GmbH & Co. KG | Release Date: February 11, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinFeb 17, 2011
Although it contains its moments of doom and gloom about the potential effects of climate change, the excellent documentary Carbon Nation is an inspiring look at the many recent advances in clean energy and green technologies. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoMar 10, 2011
Carbon Nation serves us a full portion of scary statistics, but overall tries to accentuate the positive. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFeb 24, 2011
It makes you wonder, ultimately, how the carbon footprint created by the film will stand up to the test of time. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichelle OrangeFeb 8, 2011
Director Peter Byck opted for corny graphics, a wall of statistics, a voice-of-God narrator, and a xylophonic score, but behind the infomercial presentation are solid ideas that warrant scrutiny. Read full review
50
VarietyJohn AndersonFeb 7, 2011
Well intended but inert. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerFeb 10, 2011
This film seems blissfully unaware that political obstructionists are paralyzing the legislative process; that deep-pocketed influence peddlers have a vested interest in maintaining the fossil fuel culture; that, in general, people resist change. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithFeb 11, 2011
Wind power plus solar power equals hot air in the propaganda piece Carbon Nation, a documentary so disconnected from reality it could have been produced by President Obama's speechwriters. Read full review
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