Synopsis
A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.
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Cast
- Al GoreSelf
- Billy WestVarious (voice)
- Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
- George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
- George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
An Inconvenient Truth can't, of course, reveal a future that is still up to us, but by the time you're done watching, the real question is, Which way on God's green earth would you want to err? - 88
USA Today
Haunting and inspiring film. - 75
The A.V. Club
Quite apart from its environmental agenda, the film is a reminder that there's no space for substance in political discourse: A 30-second soundbite on global warming could easily be brushed off as tree-hugging rhetoric, but after 100 minutes of level-headed elaboration, it's chillingly undeniable. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Gore looks as energized and purposeful as Mother Earth looks sickly and mad as hell, which is no doubt why many commentators suggested it was less an environmental action statement than a test balloon for future political ambitions. - 70
The New York Times
As unsettling as it can be, it is also intellectually exhilarating, and, like any good piece of pedagogy, whets the appetite for further study. - 60
Variety
A straightforward record of the lecture Gore has toured for years, juiced by elaborate graphics. An excellent educational tool, picture may prove an awkward fit for theatrical distribution. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The documentary is an act of political activism. Guggenheim and his politically conscious producers, Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns, have no interest in either challenging Gore's viewpoint or giving opposing opinions equal time. The film is simply a conduit for Gore's message. - 50
Village Voice
An Inconvenient Truth does restore one's faith in the value of documentary-as-lecture, not least by extolling the virtues (rare as clean water these days) of politician-as-teacher.
