Land of the Blind

Variety by

One of the more spectacular misfires of recent years, Land of the Blind's lack of originality is only slightly exceeded by its failure to work as political satire.

The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck

About as subtle as its all too obvious title would suggest.

New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

Dark, grim, and cliched Orwellian satire.

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

There's nothing particularly revolutionary about writer-director Robert Edwards' grimly satiric political fable.

TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh

First-time writer-director Robert Edwards is nothing if not ambitious, attempting to encapsulate the history of totalitarian oppression and misguided revolutionary zeal into a broad, blunt, black comedy.

Village Voice by Michael Atkinson

It's an easy movie to loathe, but it's designed imaginatively and enjoys the committed attention of its cast.

Rolling Stone by Peter Travers

Political satire is so rare that it's a shame to watch the reliable Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland lend their talents to one that is blind to its own incompetence.

The New Republic by Stanley Kauffmann

The dialogue creaks, all the more so since we know better than it does what it is going to say.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

Mr. Edwards, who wrote and directed Land of the Blind (it's his debut film), might counter that the movie is a Brechtian comedy that's not supposed to make literal sense: the big picture is what matters. But the big picture is a mess.