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Death of a President Review

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3.0

Dave White Profile

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  • 3.0
    49

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times A.O. Scott

    Some will find profundity in the film's reversals and revelations, but its provocations are not particularly insightful or original. The Death of a President is, in the end, neither terribly outrageous nor especially heroic; it's a thought experiment that traffics in received ideas.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano

    A technically inventive, thoughtful, but otherwise not particularly earth-shattering movie.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    USA Today Claudia Puig

    Though the blending of archival footage into a faux documentary is occasionally clever, ultimately it's banal and unconvincing.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety Todd McCarthy

    Disappointingly, Death of a President shrinks from its promise as a piece of genuinely radical or adventurous speculative fiction.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

    As convincing as the manipulated footage of the President's death in Chicago in October 2007 is, the movie itself cannot be more unconvincing in its approach.

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  • 83

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    The movie IS a provocation, but not a glib or ideologically myopic one.

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