Promised LandMovie Reviews

Review This Movie

So-so Based on 3,571 reviews
Breakdown:

Sort by: Helpfulness
Review Date

So-so
Written January 6, 2013
PROMISED LAND

by moviesindelraybeach

WHILE I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD GO AND SEE THIS MOVIE TO INFORM THEMSELVES OF THE DANGERS TO OUR LAND FROM FRACKING FOR NATURAL GAS
AND THE ACTING WAS SUPERB, I FOUND THE SCRIPT NOT TO BE ENGAGING; COULD BE THE CHARACTERS WERE UNDERDEVELOPED. A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT FROM SUCH AMAZING TALENT.
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
Must Go!
Written January 13, 2013
A complex morality tale

by

The Promised Land could have been an environmentalist vs corporations film, but Matt Damon made one for thinkers. Damon's character is "a good man" who tries to do good. He also portrays a character who does not come to easy answers about a complex issue. I highly recommend this film.
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
So-so
Written January 5, 2013
Promised Land

by behaze

Movie was just okay. I was not thrilled but not disappointed either. If you don't like drama movies with no action, then you may want to skip this one.
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
Must Go!
Written January 8, 2013
A movie about Integrity?

by whemmer

Yes, believe it or not. No monsters emerging from the earth, no creatures with magic powers. No. Just an honest and refreshing tale about a man who loses his job but saves his soul. Co-written by Matt Damon, who leads a fine cast of major (McDormand, Krasinski, Holbrook) and minor characters, it doesn't try to preach or be holier-than-thou. A tale of personal transformation which poses some big questions about our society, but doesn't pretend to have the answers.
Those answers are left for the townspeople (and us) to wrestle with. Thanks, Matt Damon.
- 5 out of 6 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
Go
Written January 14, 2013
Promise Land

by robinson24

A movie with Matt Damon always seems to be a win win movie with him as as an actor and the story line; with this movie it is much the same. Being retired from the oil and gas profession I could see somewhat of a reality with the storyline mixed with a love Steve Butler had for the small town atmosphere as well as a connection with the girl he met. I did feel anger when the so called environmentalist did the demonstrationin the class room, as being from the oil and gas community I knew it was just wrong and almost an insult. My biggest criticism is Matt Damon is a very likeable character which I am sure he is both on and off the screen, however some of the language he uses changes the projection somewhat. I beieve if we are to set an example for our children certainly the Lord's name in vain should be eliminated from the movie as well as other disrespectful slang. Over all I thought it was a very good movie and very much enjoyed. Four thumbs up here on a scale of five.
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
Oh No!
Written January 7, 2013
Big Disappointment

by DijanoMM

This movie could have been written by middle schoolers.....high-school kids could have done better, for sure. There was no advocacy for EITHER side of fracking, no facts or information provided, absolutely NOTHING compelling about any of it. Worst movie I have seen in a long time...first one I wanted to walk out on before it ended.

Save your money AND your time.
- 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
So-so
Written January 5, 2013
Promised Land

by

The cinematography was kind of corny. Who would run a sink full of water in a public bathroom to wash their face?

The acting was pretty good, but I came away thinking that it really isn't that hard to write a screenplay.

The hard part is selling the movie to investors and studios. I concluded that John Krasinski probably wrote this movie and enlisted Matt Damon for the star power.

It is good to see JK have other opportunities outside of The Office though.
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
No
Written January 6, 2013
Promised Land worth waiting for!

by bdsfandango

It's a "cute" treatment of a serious issue, but a superficial treatment. Pretty slow moving for the theater, but could be okay to watch at home. Wait to see it on Netflix or OnDemand and save a few $.
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
Oh No!
Written January 5, 2013
Awful Movie

by fzera

Go if you are an environmental wacko, hate big business, and love getting our energy sources from countries that hate us. You can't miss the message.
Besides, the movie was tedious and boring. It also had a very predictable ending.
- 8 out of 12 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
So-so
Written January 8, 2013
The Promised Land -really

by senior fan

Well acted....a message film. I am more than a little sympathetic to the enviorenmental position it is supporting, but I think the ending was a little improbable. consequently it may have damaged it cause more than helped it.
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
So-so
Written January 13, 2013
Too many cliches

by DCLaxfan

Promised Land is a good movie for understanding the many sides of the natural gas fracking issue. Unfortunately, the movie is laced with cliches, from the big bad corporate entity to the frumpy old retired scientist returned to his childhood home. The ending plot twist, while a complete surprise, is so unbelievable as to actually be a letdown. Matt Damon gives his usual fine "earnest guy" portrayal and the movie does offer an interesting insight into a rural America that is quickly ending. But, I was expecting a lot better plot line that what the movie gave.
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
Go
Written January 10, 2013
PROMISED LAND

by foreveraircalgal

THIS MOVIE SHOULD REMIND EACH OF US TO PROTECT GOD'S EARTH! WHILE SHALE FLAGGING MAY BE A MEANS OF RELEASING NATURAL GAS, IS IT THE BEST WAY? IT'S A SUTTLE BUT AFFECTIVE POLITICAL PIECE! MATT DAMON DOES A FINE JOB; REALISTIC CHARACTER. HOPING, EACH PERSON THINKS LONG AND HARD ABOUT LIVING ONE WITH NATURE!
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
Go
Written January 13, 2013
A Good Political Environmental Movie

by Lsavan

Matt Damon does a great job at bringing a current political issue to the big screen. It is good that he can afford to get the word out. We need other people such as Damon and Ben Affleck to be our next John Lennon.
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
Oh No!
Written January 13, 2013
Promised Land

by Sj aol

A well-made film with an attractive cast that makes a case against the fracking extraction of domestic natural gas. The case is made in the context of dishonest manipulation by an immensely wealthy corporation, but without discussion of the brief mention in the credits of film financing from Abu Dhabi, a major oil exporter. Until/unless the credits are altered to give full direct dislosure & discussion of the financing I recommend against the film.
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No
So-so
Written January 6, 2013
Unoriginal and unexciting.

by TomasBilbao

The good cast is the only thing that will carry though from credits to credits. Otherwise, this is an unoriginal story with a predictable ending. Wish I had watched it for free on HBO. At least I didn't watch Hobbits...
- 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
- Was this helpful to you?
- Yes
- No