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Atlas Shrugged Part II Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  The producers are going to have to hire a better director if they want moviegoers to be curious enough about this Galt guy to buy a ticket for the presumptive third and final chapter.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyDennis Harvey

  Has a whole new director, cast and crew, with slightly higher production polish and more familiar faces onscreen. Nonetheless, it's consistent with its predecessor as a somewhat awkward translation of Ayn Rand's 1957 novel to our current era, handled with bland telepic-style competency.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy

  This middle portion of an intended trilogy will only play to the converted who have already seen Part I, and then only to the most gullible among them who will swallow mediocre filmmaking for the sake of ideology.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Budgetary constraints aside, director John Putch struggles to find balance or generate a single spark from the clunky mix of romance, political diatribe and thriller.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  Seriously, if this is the best promotion of itself that the free market can manage, it really would benefit from the help of a Ministry of Culture or something.

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