The Anarchist Cookbook
Innovation Film Group (IFG) | Release Date: July 18, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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80
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
Worthy of attention. Susman has put together a well-crafted, witty commentary on corporate culture and the deals all of us make with ourselves to come to terms with modern existence. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
It's a real shame that the first half hour is a disorganized ramble that risks driving away the film's audience; a little artful editing would have gone a long way to fixing the problem. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
An admirably ambitious political satire but is stronger on soundtrack narration than on-camera dramatization. Read full review
40
VarietyKen Eisner
An ill-conceived effort that starts OK but quickly goes off the rails. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Strains for a jazzy, Oliver Stone-ish look, but at its heart it is a placid and conventional moral tale about the dangers of wandering too far off the pathway. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
The Anarchist Cookbook drops a few scant sparks onto a torch that, hopefully, some other filmmaker will come along and run with. Read full review
20
Village VoiceMichael Miller
Cookbook banks on the humor of its caricatures and the heft of its moral dilemma, but because it never develops its characters beyond types, it comes off as flat and forced throughout. Read full review
0
New York PostLou Lumenick
Under Jordan Susman's inept direction, these twentysomething airheads, angry about the proliferation of Starbucks outlets and other societal ills, all resemble nubile models. Read full review
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