Czech Dream
Schwarz Smith & Taskovski Films | Release Date: June 15, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Whether you conclude that this project is a brilliant hoax that exposes how the rapid transition from communism to a free market economy has created an ad addicted, consumer-mad culture in the Czech Republic, or simply a cruel joke, one thing is undeniable. It's a fascinating account. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The film did well at the local box office and has been shown at some 40 international festivals. Eat your heart out, Michael Moore. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
A small but droll big-box comedy. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJim Ridley
Hey, Prague--you got punk'd! In this subversive Central European slice of reality TV, Czech film students Vít Klusák and Filip Remunda protest the kudzu creep of globalization with a stunt worthy of the Yes Men. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
On one level, this is an altogether obvious lesson about market capitalism. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
When they discover they've been made fools of, they accept this performance event with surprising equanimity. There is a lot of grumbling but no riot. They get the joke. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele
Czech Dream has an impish effectiveness. But what saves it from being an arrogantly aren't-we-clever? home movie is, refreshingly, the flimflammed masses themselves, lured as the bargain-hungry but left looking like cattle out for a graze. Read full review
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