The Undefeated
AMC Theatres | Release Date: July 15, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3
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50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJul 14, 2011
A troop-rallying campaign infomercial as imagined by Michael Bay: hero-worshipping, crescendo-edited at a dizzying pace, thunderously repetitive and its own worst enemy as a two-hour, talking-points briefing. Read full review
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IndieWireEric KohnJul 12, 2011
Even as it makes the facile Palin-for-president case, fence-sitters will find themselves non-plussed and existing Palin haters won't budge. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyJul 12, 2011
Once you realize the film is just going to be a string of encomiums against a backdrop of frantically edited archival material in which few shots are allowed to stay onscreen longer than three seconds, it's clear that no meaningful analysis of the woman's career or political agenda will be forthcoming. Read full review
40
VarietyJoe LeydonJul 12, 2011
Slickly produced and blatantly manipulative, Bannon's hagiographic tribute is a celebratory cavalcade of career highlights and glowing testimonials that doubtless will please Palin's devoted followers, appall her fiercest critics -- and, perhaps, occasionally surprise the undecided. Read full review
40
Village VoiceAnna MerlanJul 12, 2011
Less a documentary than a glowing two-hour infomercial for Sarah Palin, Presidential Candidate To-Be. Read full review
38
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreJul 12, 2011
A slick one hour and 50 minute version of those political convention hagiographies ("A Man From Hope"), so it's not exactly an objective take on its subject, former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Read full review
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Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerJul 19, 2011
The Undefeated says less about Sarah Palin than about the political and cultural environment that made her big screen beatification possible. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreJul 14, 2011
Viewers are left to wonder if it's all actually some sort of vehicle for subliminal messaging. Read full review
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