Review of Sweetgrass (2009) by Chris Cabin for Filmcritic.com — 07 Jan 2010

To put it simply: The imagery speaks louder than those filming it.

This review of Sweetgrass (2009) was written by Chris Cabin and published by Filmcritic.com on 07 Jan 2010.

Sweetgrass has generally received positive reviews.

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I liked it for 15 minutes or so, and then I found it intolerable…

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