Synopsis
After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War.
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Cast
- Michelle WilliamsLana
- John DiehlPaul
- Shaun ToubHassan
- Burt YoungSherman
- Jeris PoindexterCharles
- Wendell PierceHenry
- Richard EdsonJimmy
- Rhonda Stubbins WhiteDee Dee
- Victoria ThomasNews Reporter
- Matthew KimbroughNews Anchor
Recommendations
- 80
Salon
If Land of Plenty isn't always elegant, it has the inexpressible aura of mystery and wonder that exemplifies his best work. Fans will feel echoes of both "Paris, Texas" and "The State of Things" here. Like those movies, this one is less an angry critique than a sad meditation on the American dream, something Wim Wenders understands well and has never been able to resist. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Works best as an illustration of the way conspiracy theories serve to weave threads of order, however fantastic, during moments of incomprehensible upheaval. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Thought-provoking story of how terror and paranoia affect two Americans who love their country. - 70
The New York Times
Land of Plenty, is like a clumsy, well-meaning intervention in a family quarrel. Mr. Wenders may not have the power to heal the rifts his movie acknowledges - and his account of them may not always be persuasive - but there is nonetheless something touching about his heartfelt concern. - 70
L.A. Weekly
The flawed, fascinating Land of Plenty is easily Wenders' most vital work in more than a decade -- a troubling meditation on terrorism paranoia, poverty and homelessness. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Hampered by an ending that overreaches needlessly, the film is nevertheless worthy and unmistakably the effort of an enduringly distinctive and important filmmaker. - 63
New York Post
Has a few too many coincidences and tends to be sugary, but it has an important precautionary message in this age of terror. - 60
Variety
Rocky but respectable Land of Plenty proves the helmer often does better with low budgets, fast schedules and young collaborators. Slushy final 10 minutes nearly trashes with triteness the good work that precedes it.
