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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThough it's not that gracefully told and sometimes seems to exist just to plug eco-friendly cleaning supplies, A Green Story holds interest as a gentle, old-fashioned look at achieving the American dream.
- 30Village VoicePete Vonder HaarVillage VoicePete Vonder HaarVlahakis's tale should be compelling, but a weak script and mostly dull performances (one exception: Billy Zane . . . I know!) make A Green Story more monotonous than mythic.
- 30The New York TimesDavid DeWittThe New York TimesDavid DeWittThis stately film lays out the good, the bad, the sad and the proud in stark patterns, to mostly soporific effect.
- 25Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerWriter-director Nika Agiashvili buys into the concept of the American dream with the zeal of a true believer.
- 20New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThere probably is an interesting story in Van’s rags-to-riches tale. But all we get in this extended publicity stunt is clichéd filmmaking, stilted performances and a self-aggrandizing hero.