Big Boys Gone Bananas!*
  • Studio: WG Film
  • Release Date: Jul 27, 2012
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54 out of 100

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  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    Aug 5, 2012
    60
    The relentlessness of corporate might is disturbing but no surprise; "Big Boys" is, however, an eye-opening look at the way the U.S. media fell lockstep behind Dole's claims.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    Jul 31, 2012
    50
    While Big Boys addresses the extent to which journalists (particularly in the U.S., Gertten believes) too readily accept the claims of powerful entities, the film misses the opportunity to explore this issue in a more universal way.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    Jul 26, 2012
    60
    Documenting the vigorous strategies employed by the Dole Food Company to block the release of his 2009 film "Bananas!" - about a lawsuit brought by Nicaraguan workers who suspected the company's use of dangerous pesticides - the Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten gains traction by taking the high road.
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