The Agronomist Critic Reviews
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It seems almost unthinkable that such a charismatic, generous and lively man could be gone. It also makes you understand what it means for a country like Haiti to lose a citizen like Jean Dominique. Read the full review
Driven by Dominique's personal magnetism, The Agronomist is a haunting, inspirational valentine to free speech and human resilience.Read the full review
Director Demme has done other potent and meaningful films, but The Agronomist defers to none of them in its effectiveness and its power. Read the full review
Demme's movie exuberantly crosses the border from documentary into hagiography and from hagiography into celebration.Read the full review
After his murder, Michele Montas goes on the air to insist that Jean Dominique is still alive, because his spirit lives on. But in this film Haiti seems to be a country that can kill the spirit, too. Read the full review
Has important things to tell viewers about global politics, and in an eerily resonant way. Read the full review
Compelling.Read the full review
We are left with vivid images of Dominique, whose desire to change his country, despite formidable intimidation, is an inspiration to any supporter of democracy. Read the full review
Melds a great cause and Dominique's incandescent charisma with care using research from nine years of filming and reporting.Read the full review
Smartly filmed (aside from a few distracting editing fripperies), but it's so dazzled by its subject and saddened by his martyrdom that it never moves past the heroic politics of dissent.Read the full review
