Review of Promised Land (2012) by Mary Ellen D — 16 Jan 2013
It may be known as the anti-fracking movie, but Promised Land deftly portrays an America with a stressed economy and an even more stressed populace, particularly in our farm communities. Matt Damon stars as a corporate suit offering big bucks to farmers in exchange for the rights to drill on their land for natural gas.
John Krasinski, The Office star who wrote the earnest screenplay with Damon, is an activist working to stop Damon, and from the struggle, director Gus Van Sant gives this complex issue a human side, and thus gives us a portrait of America in crisis and in need.
This review of Promised Land (2012) was written by Mary Ellen D on 16 Jan 2013.
Promised Land has generally received mixed reviews.
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