An Inconvenient Truth Critic Reviews

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USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

Haunting and inspiring film.Read the full review

The New York Times | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

As unsettling as it can be, it is also intellectually exhilarating, and, like any good piece of pedagogy, whets the appetite for further study.Read the full review

Variety | Dennis HarveyAdd Critic to Favorites

A straightforward record of the lecture Gore has toured for years, juiced by elaborate graphics. An excellent educational tool, picture may prove an awkward fit for theatrical distribution.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Surprisingly absorbing film.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

The problem with An Inconvenient Truth isn't the message; it's the messenger.Read the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

The film succeeds powerfully, even though it's short on practical solutions, makes some questionable statements of fact and, given Gore's current ambiguous position in public life, requires a tighter focus on the message than on the messenger.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin CrustAdd Critic to Favorites

Although the message of the film sounds bleak, it is actually quite rousing.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites

The documentary is an act of political activism. Guggenheim and his politically conscious producers, Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns, have no interest in either challenging Gore's viewpoint or giving opposing opinions equal time. The film is simply a conduit for Gore's message.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

Virtually everyone who sees this movie will be galvanized to do something about global warming -- and everyone should see this movie.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

An Inconvenient Truth can't, of course, reveal a future that is still up to us, but by the time you're done watching, the real question is, Which way on God's green earth would you want to err?Read the full review

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