Metacritic Movie Ratings
Manufactured Landscapes Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 100

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Jennifer Baichwal's gorgeous documentary Manufactured Landscapes amplifies the powerful work of Edward Burtynsky, a Canadian artist who specializes in large-scale photographs of terrain transformed by civilization into rivers and tides of industrial ugliness.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Variety

  This landmark glimpse into China's modern-day industrial revolution becomes something more -- a profound, open-ended meditation on man's physical impact on his environment.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Absorbing if unsettling documentary.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  The result is a highly unusual viewing experience that stimulates the senses and the conscience simultaneously.

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