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Death of a President Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

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

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

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

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia 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

  VarietyTodd 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 ReporterKirk 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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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.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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