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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonThis Changes Everything is genuinely stirring as it details improbable victories and green-economy opportunities.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyJonathan DornbushEntertainment WeeklyJonathan DornbushYet as Everything moves from nation to nation, the cohesion and potency of its message dissipates.
- 60The GuardianHenry BarnesThe GuardianHenry BarnesA macro argument is being filtered through people’s local concerns, but without getting to know the subjects, you can understand their suffering, but can’t feel it.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungWhile the stories the film tells are lively and never uninteresting, they fail to ignite an emotional explosion. The reach is also too broad for a film.
- 60Village VoiceSimon AbramsVillage VoiceSimon AbramsThis Changes Everything isn't a game-changer, but it is jarring enough to be scary.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMoving, humane and unfailingly polite, This Changes Everything presents a Panglossian view of approaching disaster that (according to the film’s publicity notes) seeks to empower rather than to scare. But we should be scared.
- 60Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenThey may not do enough to alter the climate change film landscape, but Klein and those impassioned protesters provide something that has been in short supply in the predecessors — namely, a modicum of hope for the future.