Review of Promised Land (2012) by Angie C — 11 Jul 2013

A really good movie. Good story and kept me interested.

This review of Promised Land (2012) was written by Angie C on 11 Jul 2013.

Promised Land has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 20 Jun 2016

Ultimately, it comes down to the difference between narrative and advocacy, and advocacy (in most cases) isn't terribly dramatic…

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By Spangle (1,205) on 29 Apr 2017

Promised Land is a celebration of this forgotten group of people. The farmers that slave daily to see their crops be profitable…

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By Jeffrey N (285) on 01 Oct 2014

A LITTLE SLOW , BUT A WARM DRAMA OF HOW A MAN DOES A FULL CIRCLE IN LIFE AND VALUES…

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By Phillip O (78) on 10 Mar 2014

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

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By Jordan Riefe (35) for Celebuzz (18) on 20 Aug 2018

Promised Land is a smart, character driven drama that takes an insightful look at a compelling environmental issue…

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By Scraper (152) on 14 Apr 2016

I really wish representatives of my interests didn't put together such manipulative crap…

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By Serge L (642) on 18 Jul 2016

Promised Land sets up a clash of ideals between Matt Damon and John Krasinski but that never comes to fruition and instead tries to pull over…

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By Harry W (1,900) on 17 May 2014

An interesting drama regarding a big company natural gas company named Global and how it wanted a small town u.s.a…

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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…

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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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