...So Goes the Nation
IFC First Take | Release Date: October 4, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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90
L.A. WeeklyTim Grierson
From its riveting opening to its gripping conclusion, . . . So Goes the Nation is arguably the most intelligent, kinetic analysis of the modern election process since "The War Room." Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
The movie confirms what most of us have known all along: Electability is all about staying on message. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Sticks to reporting. Unlike most political documentaries, it doesn't preach - to the choir or to anyone else. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Distinguishes itself from the recent glut of mediocre political documentaries by opting for nonpartisanship. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
This is a conventional political documentary with a conventional view of what happened in the Buckeye State and why, but it's no less fascinating for all that. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
A clear-eyed and utterly ruthless dissection of the battle for Ohio in the months leading up to the 2004 presidential election. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
So Goes the Nation has no new conspiracy theories, settling instead for a meticulous examination of the two political parties' hellbent voter-seduction strategies, from demographic outreach to slam ads. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
For interested parties, it's entertaining to hear from, and meet, the people who live and breathe the politics of America. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Documentarians Adam Del Deo and James Stern present a cogent and comprehensive postmortem of the 2004 presidential election in Ohio. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Neither newly revelatory nor formally innovative. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
George Bush supporters may think this dissection of the President's narrow and decisive 2004 election victory in Ohio is better than sex. But Democrats and Bush voters who have come to rue the day are more likely to compare it to losing the World Series on a seventh-game walkoff home run. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The film's triple thesis is that elections are run badly, Democrats are often clueless and Republicans are clever. Maybe--but that still leaves too many unanswered questions. Read full review
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