Pandora's Promise
CNN Films | Release Date: June 12, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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60
Total FilmTom DawsonNov 7, 2013
The director paints a partisan picture, but offers an eloquent and effective challenge to orthodox eco-wisdom. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 7, 2013
This film certainly chops up a few sacred cows. Could it be that the anti-wind brigade will have to make common cause with climate change scientists? Read full review
60
Village VoiceNick SchagerJun 11, 2013
The proceedings, no matter how logical their contentions, come off as merely one side of the debate. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJun 10, 2013
The film’s restricted scope of analysis and limited selection of sources threatens to undermine its conclusions. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyJul 11, 2013
Pandora’s Promise is less an exploration of the subject than a well-constructed sales pitch. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenJun 13, 2013
A challenge to eco-orthodoxy, Pandora's Promise subscribes to its own dogma. The lack of opposing voices diminishes the film, even as Stone raises issues that shouldn't be discounted out of hand. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeNov 12, 2013
Like so many campaigning doc-makers he’s much more interested in throwing darts at the other guys – the anti-nuclear brigade (who have better slogans: ‘Hell, no, we won't glow’) – than giving us a balanced film. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla DargisJun 11, 2013
Mr. Stone builds his case seamlessly but leaves no room for dissent, much less a drop of doubt. Read full review
40
Time OutAndrew SchenkerJun 11, 2013
Why Stone also chooses to characterize those on his side as feeble-brained hippie protestors is a mystery, but in its attempts to debunk the feasibility of massive energy reduction, Pandora’s Promise at least brings some measure of rhetorical skill to its arguments. Read full review
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