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For all the legitimate reasons to jeer Palin, should her rightful wariness of Broomfield's camera be one of them?
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The New York Times by A.O. Scott
It feels warmed over, devoid of urgency and, in spite of Mr. Broomfield's on-camera displays of doggedness, lacking in curiosity.
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Los Angeles Times by Betsy Sharkey
The barbs feel stale at best, squandered at worst, and the ominous music that accompanies each sounds as if it has been lifted from the silent movie era.
75
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Though a great deal of this material (e.g., Troopergate) seems like old news, Broomfield is so dogged that he makes a case, in a deeper way than we've seen, that there's a terrifying remorselessness to Palin's feuding nature.
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In case you think Sarah Palin-You Betcha! is a hit job on an easy subject, see the movie and learn something. It's terrifying, but in all fairness, no disgrace, no rumor of extramarital affairs in office, no broadside is explored unless it can be substantiated.
40
Shovels enough dirt on the Tea Party guru and self-described hockey mom to satisfy her haters, but lacks sufficient humor and insight to make it a must-see for anyone outside the Brit muckraker's fan base.
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Boxoffice Magazine by Sara Maria Vizcarrondo
As divisive as his documentary "Kurt and Courtney," this made-for-British-TV doc by Nick Broomfield begins with the promise of neutrality - but it's a promise the film can't keep.