Critic Reviews
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LA Weekly
Tim Grierson
From its riveting opening to its gripping conclusion, . . . So Goes the Nation is arguably the most intelligent, kinetic analysis of the modern election process since "The War Room."
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| 83 |
Christian Science Monitor
The movie confirms what most of us have known all along: Electability is all about staying on message.
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| 75 |
Boston Globe
Distinguishes itself from the recent glut of mediocre political documentaries by opting for nonpartisanship.
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| 75 |
New York Post
Sticks to reporting. Unlike most political documentaries, it doesn't preach - to the choir or to anyone else.
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| 70 |
Salon.com
This is a conventional political documentary with a conventional view of what happened in the Buckeye State and why, but it's no less fascinating for all that.
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| 70 |
The New York Times
A clear-eyed and utterly ruthless dissection of the battle for Ohio in the months leading up to the 2004 presidential election.
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| 70 |
Village Voice
So Goes the Nation has no new conspiracy theories, settling instead for a meticulous examination of the two political parties' hellbent voter-seduction strategies, from demographic outreach to slam ads.
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| 70 |
Washington Post
For interested parties, it's entertaining to hear from, and meet, the people who live and breathe the politics of America.
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| 70 |
Chicago Reader
Documentarians Adam Del Deo and James Stern present a cogent and comprehensive postmortem of the 2004 presidential election in Ohio.
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| 50 |
Chicago Tribune
The film's triple thesis is that elections are run badly, Democrats are often clueless and Republicans are clever. Maybe--but that still leaves too many unanswered questions.
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| 50 |
Variety
Neither newly revelatory nor formally innovative.
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New York Daily News
George Bush supporters may think this dissection of the President's narrow and decisive 2004 election victory in Ohio is better than sex. But Democrats and Bush voters who have come to rue the day are more likely to compare it to losing the World Series on a seventh-game walkoff home run.
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