Review of Detropia (2012) by Drago? C — 27 Aug 2014

#8 POV aggregate. Documentary Editing Award at Sundance.

This review of Detropia (2012) was written by Drago? C on 27 Aug 2014.

Detropia has generally received positive reviews.

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By Nery C (36) on 14 Apr 2013

So damn eerie. Watching this, Detroit doesn't even seem like a modern-day American city…

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By Inga Saffron (1) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 01 Nov 2012

Detropia's filmmakers stay out of the picture, hanging back to allow the viewer to absorb the meaning of Detroit's fate…

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By Nick R (843) on 03 Oct 2013

Wow, poor Detroit - once a thriving megapolis and now bankrupt, didn't see that coming…

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By Phantasm G (79) on 16 Jan 2013

Everyone is feeling somewhat affected by the recession but to see Detroit's downfall as one of America's treasure's is disturbing..,good documentary…

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By Hani H (345) on 03 Feb 2013

David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle Artfully - perhaps too artfully - illustrates the transformation of the Motor City from a middle-class…

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By Thomas W (1,104) on 16 Jan 2013

Detropia could be a beautiful love letter to the city of Detroit as if follows a few natives across the city with them professing their love…

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By Jeremy M (399) on 01 Mar 2013

Take artsy types with no knowledge of Detroit, place in Detroit to interview uninteresting locals, add leftist point of view: voila - boring…

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By David S (4,459) on 10 Apr 2013

A more resent look at the shit hole that was once known as Detroit…

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By Deepak A (19) on 12 Mar 2013

This is a very melancholic documentary, presenting as it does a bleak and unflinching portrait of a desperately ailing city that once was Dancing…

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By Nando N (1) on 07 Aug 2014

This movie was boring. I live near Detroit and it didn't bring any new perspective to the city…

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