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By Rick P (221) on 08 Jan 2013

While it's a very real, heavily character-driven film, Matt Damon and John Krasinski's story begins to fall into cliche somewhere halfway through…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 07 Jan 2013

Though the crusading pic against fracking has its heart in the right place, the respectable narrative is too preachy to be entertaining or…

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By Kevin K (803) on 07 Jan 2013

Very powerful and hate to think how this story could be true or worst yet, it is true…

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By James H (4,675) on 07 Jan 2013

Formulaic and predictable. Not a horrible movie, but not worth spending a lot if money to see…

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By Michael F (1,296) on 07 Jan 2013

Not much to say about this one. It feels like an over dramatized real story that had pleasant acting from Damon and McDormand…

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By Sam W (829) on 07 Jan 2013

I thought the film was excellent, and brought a complex issue to the table in a way that only a morality tale can do to make it accessible…

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By Susie T (44) on 07 Jan 2013

Wait for video when there is nothing else to do…

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By Dominic S (302) on 07 Jan 2013

A pretty good film. The story was constructed well and the (not one but two) twists at the end were surprising…

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By Daniel B (1,494) on 07 Jan 2013

While Promised Land occasionally succeeds in terms of storytelling, it is pretty clear that Krasinski and Damon were ready to accept writing…

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By Shawn D (123) on 07 Jan 2013

There was a twist to this movie that I enjoyed very much…

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By Paul Nicholas C (55) on 07 Jan 2013

Well-intentioned film totally undermined by a cheat/betrayal of a terrible final act…

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By Ann V (7) on 07 Jan 2013

I expected better from Matt Damon. The plot is laughable and disjointed; the characters are stereotypes. The best thing about the film is scenery…

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By Alexsinseattle (1) on 06 Jan 2013

This is a trite and overly simplistic treatment of a complex issue…

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By Michael A. Smith (689) for MediaMikes (371) on 06 Jan 2013

Damon and Krasinski have crafted a very well thought out tale, one that comes across as Local Hero meets Erin Brockovich…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 06 Jan 2013

It's rather unfortunate to note that Promised Land eventually becomes as one-sided as its premise might've indicated…

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By Amilcar A (197) on 06 Jan 2013

I probably appreciated this movie more because I'm from vermont - I thought it was good…

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By Brenda A (48) on 06 Jan 2013

Went to see Promised Land tonight and it left me wondering about the message. It is not an anti-fracking movie…

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By Don B (94) on 06 Jan 2013

Good movie with a terrible and inaccurate political spin…

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By Jeff S (1,369) on 06 Jan 2013

The problem with timely political movies is that more often than not they devolve into lop-sided sermons rather than balanced tales…

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By Matt O (309) on 06 Jan 2013

A very thought provoking piece, highly recommend…

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