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  • 80
    Salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir

    If Land of Plenty isn't always elegant, it has the inexpressible aura of mystery and wonder that exemplifies his best work. Fans will feel echoes of both "Paris, Texas" and "The State of Things" here. Like those movies, this one is less an angry critique than a sad meditation on the American dream, something Wim Wenders understands well and has never been able to resist. Read full review

  • 75
    TV Guide | Ken Fox

    Works best as an illustration of the way conspiracy theories serve to weave threads of order, however fantastic, during moments of incomprehensible upheaval. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Ray Bennett

    Thought-provoking story of how terror and paranoia affect two Americans who love their country. Read full review

  • 70
    L.A. Weekly | Scott Foundas

    The flawed, fascinating Land of Plenty is easily Wenders' most vital work in more than a decade -- a troubling meditation on terrorism paranoia, poverty and homelessness. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    Land of Plenty, is like a clumsy, well-meaning intervention in a family quarrel. Mr. Wenders may not have the power to heal the rifts his movie acknowledges - and his account of them may not always be persuasive - but there is nonetheless something touching about his heartfelt concern. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Hampered by an ending that overreaches needlessly, the film is nevertheless worthy and unmistakably the effort of an enduringly distinctive and important filmmaker. Read full review

  • 63
    New York Post | V.A. Musetto

    Has a few too many coincidences and tends to be sugary, but it has an important precautionary message in this age of terror. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety |

    Rocky but respectable Land of Plenty proves the helmer often does better with low budgets, fast schedules and young collaborators. Slushy final 10 minutes nearly trashes with triteness the good work that precedes it. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    Unfortunately, Wendeers frustrated wake-up call quickly buckles under the heavy burden of its earnest message. Read full review

  • 40
    Village Voice | Michael Atkinson

    Land of Plenty is a woozy fantasia on California dreaming, all agog at urban strife and blabby with redundant voiceover. Read full review

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