It's galvanizing to see it played out through the furious contradiction of Carter's personality. He is pious, stubborn, compassionate, testy, moral, unreasonable, and wise.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Ty Burr
A documentary that falls somewhere between overlong and compelling as it follows the 39th president on his controversial book tour.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Shows a man whose beliefs, both political and religious, seem to reinvigorate him; he even carries his own luggage in airports and hotels.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
Though not exactly a valentine to the octogenarian Nobel Peace Prize winner, the film is a lovingly rendered, candid and intimate portrait.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Andrew O'Hehir
I'm still not quite sure why it's so compelling. I think this movie's appeal is overdetermined, as we used to say in sophomore Marxist-theory class, meaning that it derives from so many sources you can't keep track of them all.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
Man From Plains isn’t about engagement; it’s about disengagement from Mr. Carter’s critics and his more provocative beliefs. It’s also about legacy building.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
The movie doesn't offer much new to anyone familiar with Carter.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
This narrowly cast documentary focuses so exclusively on a publicity tour the former president took in the closing months of 2006 that a more accurate title might be "Jimmy Carter How I Sold My Book."Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: J. Hoberman
Demme's documentary portrait, Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains, has no surfeit of good intentions. In fact, running over two hours, they're nearly suffocating.Read Full Review »
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