88 Boston Globe | Loren King Melding history, science, and up-to-the-minute urgency, A Fierce Green Fire is a clarion call that’s passionate and provocative. Read full review
70 Los Angeles Times | Gary Goldstein A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet, adapted from the book by Philip Shabecoff, proves a worthy reminder of how much has been done to help heal our planet's ecological woes as well as how much remains to be achieved. Read full review
40 The New York Times | Neil Genzlinger This distillation of Philip Shabecoff’s book doesn’t really capture the urgency and militancy promised in the title. Read full review
40 Village Voice | There's no consistent narrative thread to carry the film from start to finish, and A Fierce Green Fire fails to open any singular intellectual or psychological point of investigation. Read full review