Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America
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  • Summary: This documentary explores the beautiful, dramatic, and lyrical story of David Brower and his colleagues' unrelenting campaigns – fought through lobbying, art, and hard hitting advertising – to protect and establish some of our most treasured national parks. (First Run Features)

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    By the time the closing credits roll, you'll be ready to run out and hug a tree.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    75
    Clearly intended as a reminder that one person can move - or, at least, save - mountains.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Walter Addiego
    75
    Brower's legacy, however, is beyond question. Historian Starr calls him "an American hero," and though Brower was a prickly sort and a zealot, that judgment sounds right.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    Mediocre documentary squanders a terrific subject.

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