71
Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanGreenwald floats the vital issue of whether Wal-Mart should be restrained by antimonopoly regulations, but his real question is cultural: Even with its rock-bottom prices, is Wal-Mart in the best interest of American consumers?
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirThe cut-rate colossus didn't just ride the tide that sucked industrial jobs out of our towns and cities and spat out low-wage service-sector jobs in the sprawling exurbs -- it helped create it, and at the very least drastically accelerated it.
- 88TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxImportant, awareness-building documentary.
- 80The New York TimesAnita GatesThe New York TimesAnita GatesMakes its case with breathtaking force.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsLeft-wing flame-thrower Robert Greenwald (Uncovered: The War on Iraq) gets after the global giant anyway, and he may have you thinking twice before entering another Wal-Mart parking lot.
- 70L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyThe list of ills is endless, well-researched, and cross-referenced repeatedly for emphasis. That makes the film a bit of a slog at times, but the fury and grief of the folks interviewed propel it forward.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAn engrossing, muckraking documentary about the retail giant that's been called "the world's largest, richest and probably meanest corporation." But if you're expecting an angry diatribe, you're going to be disappointed.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceViewers may not be surprised to learn of Wal-Mart's horrific track record, but they can't deny Greenwald's airtight advocacy.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickWal-Mart's home office in Bentonville, Ark., can rest easy: Greenwald, as usual, is hysterically preaching to the choir.