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Promised Land

2012

Gus Van Sant

Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski, Rosemarie Dewitt ...

6.0

7,859

Drama Corporate salesman Steve Butler (Matt Damon) arrives in a rural town with his sales partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand). With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company's offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"A quietly absorbing if finally somewhat dubious drama. (...) Yet the authenticity of Van Sant's portraiture has the effect of exposing a certain inauthenticity at the story's core"	NEU
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Promised Land presents its environmental concerns in a clear, upfront manner but hits some narrative and character bumps in the second half that weaken the impact of this fundamentally gentle, sympathetic work".	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"'Promised Land' feels divided against itself, not quite sure how to reconcile its polemical intentions with its storytelling impulses, and thus finally unable to fulfill its own promise"	NEG
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"'Promised Land' is an involving and timely tale that explores the changing nature and complex challenges of rural life (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Director Gus Van Sant finds the human side of a knotty issue. No polemics. Just the face of a new America in crisis (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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