Review of Promised Land (2012) by Sarah A — 20 Sep 2013

Matt Damon does the right thing in the end!! If they ended it differently then maybe...

This review of Promised Land (2012) was written by Sarah A on 20 Sep 2013.

Promised Land has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Promised Land (2012) Movie Reviews (561)
Promised Land (2012) Critic Reviews (131)
Promised Land (2012) User Reviews (430)

More Reviews of Promised Land

Review of Promised Land (2012)

By Blake P (935) on 10 Mar 2014

Promised Land caught my attention a few months ago when I watched David Letterman interview Matt Damon late one night…

Read Review

Review of Promised Land (2012)

By Lucero C (244) on 15 Oct 2016

Oversimplifying? Yes. Not cutting to the heart of the matter? Correct. Did I enjoy watching this movie? Hell yes…

Read Review

Review of Promised Land (2012)

By Sarah Gopaul (223) for Digital Journal (223) on 21 Oct 2018

Promised Land is inherently flawed, but the journey to self-destruction is mostly enjoyable…

Read Review

Review of Promised Land (2012)

By Casey P (88) on 30 Mar 2016

Why couldnt it just end when john krasinski spilled his secret? it would have made for a better ending…

Read Review

Review of Promised Land (2012)

By Alex P (1,080) on 03 Jan 2015

Promised Land is about a man played by Matt Damon who tries to purchase the rights to fraking on rural economically declined farm lands…

Read Review

Review of Promised Land (2012)

By Onno V (74) on 01 Mar 2014

Mooie laidback film, met sterke rol van Matt, over het grote grijze gebied tussen goed en slecht…

Read Review

Review of Promised Land (2012)

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…

Read Review

Review of Promised Land (2012)

By Bradley H (451) on 19 Apr 2015

The film takes a current complex issue and turns it into a fluff piece. The ending is absolutely infuriating and not a bit earned…

Read Review

Review of Promised Land (2012)

By Bfoore90 (601) on 12 Oct 2016

Promised Land is a solid flick with a good message about the dangers that come with fracking and how big businesses try to take advantage of…

Read Review

Review of Promised Land (2012)

By Terry G (246) on 11 Apr 2015

Not bad. But really a movie that tries everything and then, all over sudden, going back to square one, accomplishes nothing…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Baby Boom (1987)

By Broyax (884) on 12 Jan 2017

Diane Keaton n'est déjà en soi pas une actrice facile, ce qui signifie qu'elle est souvent difficile à supporter…

Read Review

Review of Waitress (2007)

By Johnb. (77) on 11 May 2007

I think this movie is probably a 3 or a 4, but I gave it a zero to cournter balance the overly inflated scores because the director died…

Read Review

Review of Slap Shot (1977)

By Nancy The Shieldmaiden (57) on 04 Jun 2008

Couldn't finish it. And I like hockey…

Read Review

Review of Needful Things (1993)

By Chris Hicks (618) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 01 Jan 2000

Appropriately enough, the film climaxes with a series of huge explosions, each bigger and louder than the one before…

Read Review

Review of The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

By Hugethorn (5) on 24 Jun 2012

Worth the rent for sure. As an adult, I was creeped out for a while just walking around my dark house…

Read Review

Review of Jindabyne (2006)

By Moses S (34) on 01 Feb 2009

Too slow.....I turned it off halfway through…

Read Review

Review of The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

By Kevin D (1,252) on 20 Jul 2010

The creation of the film noir style is spot-on, and the movie features some of Roger Deakins' best cinematography…

Read Review

Review of Walking Tall (2004)

By Walter Chaw (1,360) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 31 Mar 2004

Only exhilarating if you're at such a low point in the human scale of existence that the exploits of a wrestler playing an insane cop speaks…

Read Review

Review of Vivere (2007)

By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 29 Feb 2008

You can't quarrel with the lensing and acting, but the overabundance of coincidences keeps Vivere from reaching its full potential…

Read Review

Review of Cape Fear (1962)

By Bosley Crowther (448) for The New York Times (9,847) on 14 Mar 1972

Technically, it's a good job. Mr. Webb has prepared a tough, tight script and Mr…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Promised Land

2012

58%561 Reviews

The Possession

2012

58%692 Reviews

Fail Safe

1964

78%181 Reviews

It's a Gift

1934

70%62 Reviews

Panic Room

2002

69%775 Reviews

Easy

2003

49%58 Reviews

Housebound

2014

71%282 Reviews

I Smile Back

2015

58%108 Reviews

Solace

2015

53%154 Reviews

Michael Inside

2018

71%15 Reviews