Darwin's Nightmare
User Score
7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 44
  3. Negative: 8 out of 44

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  1. T.H.
    Feb 15, 2006
    0
    The worst movie I saw in 2004 without a doubt. Several times I considered leaving the theatre during the screening. That a storyteller has his heart in the right place does not necessarily make a good storyteller. Hubert Saupers view of Africas problems are at best naive, but on top of that this movie rambles on never focusing on any one issue. It completely lacks any focus and the editing is amateurish to boot.… Expand
  2. RadI.
    Aug 23, 2005
    1
    Typically twisted left wing propanganda. Blame America first. These people ae ruled by savage dictators. Could that have something to do with it? Duh!!!
  3. SagalA.
    Aug 26, 2005
    0
    Twisted, exploitative, voyeuristic - and most of all, feeble. No analysis whatsoever - about the ecology or the economy. So what if the small-town Russian pilots were bringing in weapons? What's your point? Why film a dying woman say "I can't eat anymore?" More dangerous a thousand-fold than the phantom weapons being smuggled into Africa are films like this one. You make me sick, Mr. Sauper.… Expand
  4. DarrenB.
    Aug 12, 2006
    2
    Visit the country talk to the people......get the facts straight.
  5. MikeM.
    Aug 25, 2006
    0

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Metascore
84 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Jennie Punter
    75
    As confusing, horrific and unsettling as a nightmare can be, at least you wake up and the memory fades. Darwin's Nightmare, tragically, is not a dream, but rather a haunting, beautifully made reality check well worth waking up to.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    90
    Mr. Sauper has produced an extraordinary work of visual journalism, a richly illustrated report on a distant catastrophe that is also one of the central stories of our time.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: David Rooney
    80
    Somewhat haphazardly organized yet fascinatingly detailed and enriched by the candor and dignity of its shockingly deprived interview subjects.
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