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This Revolution

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This Revolution reviews
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8.0 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 8 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Stephen Marshall

Directed by: Stephen Marshall

Release Date:
Theatrical: June 29, 2005
DVD: January 2, 2007

Running Time: 90 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Rosario Dawson, Nathan Crooker, Amy Redford, Brett DelBuono, Brendan Sexton III, Juan Hernandez, Cynthia Garrett, and Robert Bella

Conceived as a low-budget, hi-impact verite thriller for the political set, This Revolution, follows Jake Cassevetes (Crooker), a network war shooter just back from Iraq who is assigned to cover the run-up to the RNC. (Guerilla News Network)

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...

50

The Hollywood Reporter James Greenberg

Politically charged docu-drama is uneven but delivers powerful message.

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50

The New York Times Anita Gates

Admirable but unfocused.

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50

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Dawson actually delivers the film's most persuasive performance.

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50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

It's a pity that such vital, thought-provoking material has been rendered so lifeless and inauthentic on the screen.

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40

Variety Robert Koehler

The street action is vivid, but the dramatics are distinctly not, lending the film an unintended sense of fakery.

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40

Village Voice Ben Kenigsberg

A clever but aesthetically murky remake of Haskell Wexler's scorching McLuhan pastiche "Medium Cool" (1969).

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25

New York Post V.A. Musetto

The street action is a grabber, but the story itself isn't.

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20

Film Threat Peter Hanson

The movie fails on nearly every level. The film is has good intentions and moments of energy, but it's merely a faint echo of the great 1960s counterculture pictures.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Beth R. gave it an8:
Mainstream press will never give this film it's due.

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