Synopsis
This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.
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Cast
- Lee ScottHimself - President & CEO of Wal-Mart (archive footage)
- Don HunterHimself - H&H Hardware Owner
- Jon HunterHimself - Son of Don Hunter
- Jeremy HunterHimself - Son of Jon Hunter
- Matt HunterHimself - Son of Jon Hunter
- Johnny FaenzaHimself - H&H Hardware Employee
- Frank MorminoHimself - Owner of Middlefield Tire
- John BrueningHimself - Owner of Geauga Vision (as Dr. John Bruening)
- Tom GlassburnerHimself - H&H Hardware Employee
- Weldon NicholsonHimself - Wal-Mart Store Manager Trainer
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
Greenwald floats the vital issue of whether Wal-Mart should be restrained by antimonopoly regulations, but his real question is cultural: Even with its rock-bottom prices, is Wal-Mart in the best interest of American consumers? - 90
Salon
The cut-rate colossus didn't just ride the tide that sucked industrial jobs out of our towns and cities and spat out low-wage service-sector jobs in the sprawling exurbs -- it helped create it, and at the very least drastically accelerated it. - 88
TV Guide Magazine
Important, awareness-building documentary. - 80
The New York Times
Makes its case with breathtaking force. - 75
New York Daily News
Left-wing flame-thrower Robert Greenwald (Uncovered: The War on Iraq) gets after the global giant anyway, and he may have you thinking twice before entering another Wal-Mart parking lot. - 70
L.A. Weekly
The list of ills is endless, well-researched, and cross-referenced repeatedly for emphasis. That makes the film a bit of a slog at times, but the fury and grief of the folks interviewed propel it forward. - 70
Los Angeles Times
An engrossing, muckraking documentary about the retail giant that's been called "the world's largest, richest and probably meanest corporation." But if you're expecting an angry diatribe, you're going to be disappointed. - 60
Village Voice
Viewers may not be surprised to learn of Wal-Mart's horrific track record, but they can't deny Greenwald's airtight advocacy.