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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyFrom its riveting opening to its gripping conclusion, . . . So Goes the Nation is arguably the most intelligent, kinetic analysis of the modern election process since "The War Room."
- 83Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerThe movie confirms what most of us have known all along: Electability is all about staying on message.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickSticks to reporting. Unlike most political documentaries, it doesn't preach - to the choir or to anyone else.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisDistinguishes itself from the recent glut of mediocre political documentaries by opting for nonpartisanship.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirThis is a conventional political documentary with a conventional view of what happened in the Buckeye State and why, but it's no less fascinating for all that.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA clear-eyed and utterly ruthless dissection of the battle for Ohio in the months leading up to the 2004 presidential election.
- 70Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonSo Goes the Nation has no new conspiracy theories, settling instead for a meticulous examination of the two political parties' hellbent voter-seduction strategies, from demographic outreach to slam ads.
- 70Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonFor interested parties, it's entertaining to hear from, and meet, the people who live and breathe the politics of America.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibNeither newly revelatory nor formally innovative.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsGeorge Bush supporters may think this dissection of the President's narrow and decisive 2004 election victory in Ohio is better than sex. But Democrats and Bush voters who have come to rue the day are more likely to compare it to losing the World Series on a seventh-game walkoff home run.