America the Beautiful (2008)
About this movie
- Synopsis
- Looking at the cover of popular fashion magazines and examining the lengths that young girls will go to in order to achieve "perfection," it's easy to see why many people believe that America has developed an unhealthy obsession with beauty....
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- Director(s)
- Darryl Roberts
- Distributor(s)
- First Independent
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min.
Critic Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle | Leba HertzAdd Critic to Favorites
Mostly succeeds in unmasking the flaws of fetishizing skin-deep beauty.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
America the Beautiful carries a persuasive message, and is all the more effective because of the level tone that Roberts adopts.Read the full review
Variety | Ronnie ScheibAdd Critic to Favorites
Wide-ranging educational documentary attaches itself to the rise and fall of a 12-year-old fashion model, and indeed, its sincere, cautionary tone seems best suited to younger auds and small screen exposure.Read the full review
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Documentary reveals ugly truth about beauty
04/03/09 A dinner conversation about what makes a woman beautiful served as the catalyst for an award-winning documentary on the subject. | JAM! Showbiz