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Land of the Blind
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Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 10 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by: Robert Edwards
Directed by: Robert Edwards
Release Date:
Theatrical: June 16, 2006
DVD: August 15, 2006
Running Time: 110 minutes, Color
Origin: UK / USA
Summary
RATING: R for violence, language and some sexual content/nudity
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Lara Flynn Boyle, Marc Warren, Ron Cook, Don Warrington, and Laura Fraser
A political thriller about an idealistic soldier (Fiennes) who strikes up an illicit friendship with a political prisoner (Sutherland).
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
There's nothing particularly revolutionary about writer-director Robert Edwards' grimly satiric political fable.
Read Full Review >The New Republic Stanley Kauffmann
The dialogue creaks, all the more so since we know better than it does what it is going to say.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
About as subtle as its all too obvious title would suggest.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michael Atkinson
It's an easy movie to loathe, but it's designed imaginatively and enjoys the committed attention of its cast.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Dark, grim, and cliched Orwellian satire.
Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Political satire is so rare that it's a shame to watch the reliable Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland lend their talents to one that is blind to its own incompetence.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
First-time writer-director Robert Edwards is nothing if not ambitious, attempting to encapsulate the history of totalitarian oppression and misguided revolutionary zeal into a broad, blunt, black comedy.
Read Full Review >New York Post Kyle Smith
Though Fiennes has done (far) better work, the blurry story seems almost profound when seen through his eyes. To the extent the movie works at all, it works best when it's just the camera and Fiennes in a bleak white room.
Read Full Review >Variety Jay Weissberg
One of the more spectacular misfires of recent years, Land of the Blind's lack of originality is only slightly exceeded by its failure to work as political satire.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
Mr. Edwards, who wrote and directed Land of the Blind (it's his debut film), might counter that the movie is a Brechtian comedy that's not supposed to make literal sense: the big picture is what matters. But the big picture is a mess.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 5.7 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Chuck gave it a9:
This movie has been unfairly downgraded. I can't quite give it a 10 but it's a solid 9: a nasty dystopian fantasy somewhat like Gilliam's Brazil but much more willing to twist the knife. Sutherland is perfect in his role and Fiennes isn't far behind. I strongly disagree with the critics on this one.
