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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierCrucial viewing for realists and alarmists both.
- Fortunately this necessary infotainment pill boasts a highly effective sugar-coating thanks to the narration and on-camera presence of moonlighting co-producer Jeremy Irons.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe form is straightforward, if a little meandering, as is the message: We have to fix this.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisIf we must talk trash, Mr. Irons - assisted by a scientist or two and Vangelis's doomy score - is an inspired choice of guide. Soothing and sensitive, his liquid gaze alighting on oozing landfills and belching incinerators, he moves through the film with a tragic dignity that belies his whimsical neckwear and jaunty hats.
- 60VarietyLeslie FelperinVarietyLeslie FelperinPresented and narrated with warmth and welcome moments of humor by thesp Jeremy Irons, often seen wearing a hat that looks salvaged from a recycling bin, the picture delivers a judicious mix of human interest and useful statistics that will make it accessible to middle-class audiences.
- 60EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonA timely documentary that seeks to amuse and inform as much as alarm.