Grassroots
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: July 13, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3
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70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJul 12, 2012
Although it only glosses the mechanics of local politics, it exudes an endearingly scruffy charm. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianMarc MohanJul 10, 2012
Perhaps the most curious omission from the movie Grassroots is that there's no mention at all of the classic "Simpsons" episode "Marge vs. the Monorail." Read full review
55
NPRStephanie ZacharekJul 20, 2012
Grassroots is a movie where bad ideas, because they're the ones championed by the "correct" side, are king. It never acknowledges that sometimes idealism is just another kind of manipulation. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie ScheibJul 13, 2012
Registers like a quaint display of local color. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJul 10, 2012
A campaign movie for viewers who, if they care about politics at all, certainly don't require the full Sorkin treatment. Read full review
40
Time OutAndrew SchenkerJul 10, 2012
Factor in a questionable use of 9/11 footage, and this is one film as misguided as the business-as-usual subject it aims to critique. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick SchagerJul 10, 2012
By ultimately softening its stance toward McIver, Grassroots disingenuously has it both ways, reducing politics first to a David-versus-Goliath adventure, and then to an everyone-is-cool bowl of mush. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithJul 13, 2012
At first glance, Grassroots doesn't seem like much of an idea for a movie. Nor at second, third or fourth glance. Your fifth glance will be at your watch, and at sixth glance your eyelids will be getting very, very heavy. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineChris CabinJul 9, 2012
It isn't entirely clear what Stephen Gyllenhaal sees in the material apart from some lukewarm raging against the machine. Read full review
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