You've Been Trumped
International Film Circuit | Release Date: August 3, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
7
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1
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83
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayAug 1, 2012
Aside from the corny title, Anthony Baxter's You've Been Trumped is a fine, powerful piece of documentary filmmaking, using old-fashioned vérité techniques - and more than a little audience manipulation - to show how political influence and media savvy help the wealthy exert their will. Read full review
80
Total FilmSimon KinnearJul 30, 2012
A vital, visceral antidote to Trump's slick PR machine. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOct 17, 2012
In medieval times, the nobility enjoyed something called droit du seigneur, their right to deflower their serfs' virgin daughters before their marriage. These days the nobility has been replaced by billionaire bullies, who continue to screw us serfs. Read full review
75
NPRJeannette CatsoulisAug 6, 2012
I went to school in Aberdeen and know the region well. It's a place of unforgiving winds and magnificent sunsets, harsh farmland and deserted beaches. The people are hardy, hardworking and fiercely self-sufficient, asking little of their government except the will to do the right thing. They weren't Trumped; they were betrayed. Read full review
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Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJul 14, 2016
It’s pretty obvious, with the controversy surrounding Trump’s political ascendancy, that there is a built-in market for a film that makes him and his business surrogates out to be both callous bullies and buffoons. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 5, 2012
Modest but revealing documentary. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenAug 2, 2012
Mr. Trump comes across as an insensitive, lying bully who will do whatever it takes to realize his dream of creating what he promises will be the world's greatest golf resort. Read full review
60
VarietyRonnie ScheibAug 2, 2012
Collectivist in spirit, this mostly entertaining film lacks an official host or voiceover narration, which first works swimmingly but eventually becomes too diffuse. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMark FeeneySep 27, 2012
The biggest problem with the documentary, besides the overexposure of its namesake, is length. Read full review
50
Village VoiceChris PackhamJul 31, 2012
Donald Trump is the face of America here, representing all of us and demonstrating our values abroad. Hopefully this sharp rendering, or something very much like it, is the legacy for which he and his family will be remembered. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAug 2, 2012
First-time director Anthony Baxter jettisons all pretense of impartiality, without adding any of the intelligent outrage of his evident influence, Michael Moore. Read full review
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Time OutJoshua RothkopfJul 31, 2012
Bound to surprise absolutely no one, Donald Trump comes off like a shameless boor in this slack, hiss-jerking documentary about his efforts to build a luxurious golf resort on hundreds of pristine acres of the Scottish coast. Read full review
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Slant MagazineCalum MarshJul 30, 2012
Though Anthony Baxter seems driven by empathy rather than greed, his film is ultimately as reductive and misleading as the expensive Trump PR campaigns he righteously rails against. Read full review
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