Farmingville
P.O.V. | Release Date: October 29, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Illuminating and alarming. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Offers only the smallest glimmer of hope that the two sides can work things out through ingenuity and compromise. Read full review
70
Film ThreatBrad Slager
Hate crimes, racial tensions, economic strife, illegal immigration, and the preservation of white neighborhoods are familiar issues in this nation, but the crux of the documentary Farmingville is where these issues play out. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
As complex as the issue it tackles. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJames Greenberg
Tambini and Sandoval lived in the community for a year and present the story with great immediacy. The film could have benefited from some deeper analysis of why these people feel their way of life is so threatened. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Though it has the slight, informal feel of a made-for-television documentary shot on video, Farmingville is an unusually sensitive and sophisticated piece of investigative journalism. Read full review
50
VarietyJoe Leydon
Sincere but unexceptional. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Authentic ethical dialogue is conspicuous for its absence, as is the potentially disturbing view of a normal, working-class corner of American society going not-so-quietly cuckoo. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
A thoughtful, old-school documentary. Read full review
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