Review of Promised Land (2012) by Matthew P — 04 Jul 2014

Wow is Matt Damon looking old, still love him though. For the longest time I had a hard time figuring out who the bad guy was.

This review of Promised Land (2012) was written by Matthew P on 04 Jul 2014.

Promised Land has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sage H (142) on 19 Sep 2014

Promised Land is very much a film with an agenda, which isn't inherently a bad thing, but the way in which it goes about discussing the issues…

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By Joules L (65) on 16 Feb 2014

I really loved this movie. I get how some people would call it propaganda, but at the same time - I believe this stuff happens all the time…

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By Andy W (983) on 14 Feb 2014

Great performances and nicely directed by Van Sant, it has a through-line of interest which never peaks too highly…

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By Tammy R (193) on 21 Feb 2017

Grade - C There's really nothing that special about this movie…

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By Cd28498 (1) on 11 Apr 2016

This is a movie where basically a team from a large company comes in wants to buy land from a small town for their oil company's expansion…

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By Sujith D (1) on 19 Jul 2014

saw in Sky, surprised hasn't got better reviews…

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By Jonathan B (2,317) on 08 Oct 2015

This is an earnest and pleasant enough movie from Gus Van Sant…

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By Audreythomas25 (176) on 17 Jan 2016

An engaging film about the dangers of fracking and the crass manipulation employed by its proponents…

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By Ben R (1,048) on 25 Sep 2014

Nothing special here, other than acting the story was bad. I think when they were writing this movie they were drunk…

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By Phillip O (78) on 10 Mar 2014

I gotta bias towards green films... loved it…

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