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44 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Nathan Lee
    60
    Properly speaking, Exist is not a protest film but a protest video - the grass-roots medium of choice - and Ms. Bell makes good use of the technology. Mock interviews reinforce a strong documentary impulse, while digital blurs and layering further distance the material from status quo moviemaking.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Andrea Gronvall
    60
    Bartlett and Mevoli give appealing performances, and Bell adds to the authenticity by peppering their radical clique with real-life activists.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ben Kenigsberg
    50
    Exist is prone to posturing. Demonstrating a noble if wishy-washy faith in activism's power to save the world, the film amounts to a brief, earnest howl against apathy--easily dismissible for those unsympathetic to its views and basically useless for everyone else.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    25
    The story is so contrived and the dialogue so stilted that no amount of talent could save Exist.
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