U.N. Me

Name: U.N. Me
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 1, 2012
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 46

2012

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Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: June 1, 2012 | PG-13

Summary: In a film that exposes the incompetence and corruption at the heart of the United Nations, filmmaker Ami Horowitz exposes how an organization created to ennoble mankind actually enables chaos and global discord. As disturbing as the picture painted by U.N. Me may be, Horowitz manages to keep us laughing throughout the film. (Disruptive Pictures)

Director: Ami Horowitz and Matthew Groff

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 90 min

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Michael O'Sullivan

May 31, 2012

If it weren't so shocking, it would be a lot funnier. Read full review

Kalvin Henely

May 29, 2012

U.N. Me isn't all sneering, and it certainly makes its points. Read full review

Mindy Farabee

May 31, 2012

The result is far from evenhanded, but capable of raising important questions. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jun 2, 2012

Covering a lot of ground in colorful, pacey fashion, the documentary is nonetheless somewhat compromised itself by co-director Ami Horowitz's insistence on playing the Michael Moore/Morgan Spurlock role of onscreen provocateur. Read full review

Alison Willmore

May 30, 2012

Horowitz has Michael Moore's smug tendencies without his schlubby everyman charm, which makes his attempts at goading humor out of uncomfortable interviews come off as unpleasant. Read full review

John DeFore

May 31, 2012

A damning account of institutional dysfunction whose ability to stoke indignation is undercut by its filmmakers' misguided comic antics. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

Jun 1, 2012

What truly makes U.N. Me repulsive is its crassness. Read full review

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CharlieBrown8

Jun 4, 2012

By focusing only on a selection of (arguably) worst cases, the filmmakers are undermining the important work of thousands of dedicated UN staff and the crucial role the UN plays in maintaining a global platform for global issues for all governments, which enables governments to talk ratherBy focusing only on a selection of (arguably) worst cases, the filmmakers are undermining the important work of thousands of dedicated UN staff and the crucial role the UN plays in maintaining a global platform for global issues for all governments, which enables governments to talk rather than go to war on each other.… Expand

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