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Variety by Justin Chang
A self-serious eco-thriller assembled with a competent but heavy hand, A Dark Truth decries corporate corruption and Third World oppression in an all-too-obvious manner.
A Dark Truth
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- Canada
- 2012
- · 106m
Director
Damian Lee
Cast
Andy García,
Deborah Kara Unger,
Eva Longoria,
Forest Whitaker,
Steven Bauer,
Al Sapienza
Genre
Action,
Thriller
In the jungles of Ecuador, blood taints the waters. A multinational conglomerate's unholy alliance with a bloodthirsty military regime has resulted in a massacre. Only the rebel Francisco Franco and his determined wife Mia can prove the truth. To settle a personal debt, former CIA agent Jack Begosian takes on the freelance assignment to rescue Francisco and risks everything in a brutal battle to expose the cover-up.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Interweaving clumsily staged action sequences with endless pontificating about evil mega-corporations privatizing public resources, the mediocre environmental-themed thriller A Dark Truth wears its good intentions on its sleeve.
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Rick Groen
A lightweight flick about a heavy-duty subject, A Dark Truth plays like a TV movie back in the days when TV wasn't worth watching.
30
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
For all the attempted intrigue and mayhem, the film is dullsville, mired by a poky script, unremarkable action and, the hard-working Garcia aside, uninspired performances.
30
Village Voice
The film's heart is in exactly the right place, but there's not a brain in its pretty little head.
25
Slant Magazine by Michael Nordine
A Dark Truth is one of those unfortunate projects whose component parts are immediately at odds with one another.
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