Land of the Blind

Name: Land of the Blind
Genre: Drama
Released: June 16, 2006
Rating: 32

2006

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Bauer Martinez Studios | Release Date: June 16, 2006 | R

Summary: A political thriller about an idealistic soldier (Fiennes) who strikes up an illicit friendship with a political prisoner (Sutherland).

Director: Robert Edwards

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

There's nothing particularly revolutionary about writer-director Robert Edwards' grimly satiric political fable. Read full review

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

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

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

Jack Mathews

Dark, grim, and cliched Orwellian satire.

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

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

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Chuck

May 9, 2007

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 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.… Expand

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