What Lies Upstream
| Release Date: January 12, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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90
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 12, 2018
By acknowledging what isn't known about drinking water, but what should be illuminated about the mechanism behind it, What Lies Upstream proves an exemplary piece of advocacy filmmaking. Outrage is a given, but more urgently, you're left wanting to learn more. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenJan 12, 2018
At first, the writer-director’s onscreen presence feels like an unnecessary distraction, and it could certainly be pared down. But as his interviews push deeper into the situation — and its overlap with the water crisis in Flint, Michigan — his investigative methods and congenial manner of confrontation prove productive, the results compelling and revelatory. Read full review
80
VarietyJoe LeydonJan 12, 2018
What Lies Upstream is a quietly devastating documentary that’s all the more attention-grabbing for being such a scrupulously restrained and slickly polished piece of work. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJan 12, 2018
Is “What Lies Upstream” persuasive in all respects? No. Will it make you think twice about what’s gone unnoticed in your tap water? Absolutely. Read full review
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