Atlas Shrugged Part One(2011)- User Reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. It kept my attention so well that when it ended I was surprised that it was over already.
My one fear was that the whole movie would be dark and dreary, but in fact it was visually beautiful for the most part.
Roger Ebert …more»

How often do you see an extremely timely message that forces you to think come out of Hollywood? And how often do you watch a strong, intelligent, and powerful lead actress whose acting contract was not conditional on flashing her boobs around, acting …more»

I'll admit - I took 3 friends to see this movie and I was scared to death it would be horrible.
But when I peaked at them about 65% thru the movie...they were ALL mesmerized ! When it was over, even though none of them had read the book...they …more»

Great to see a movie that is for thinking people and doesn't (subtly) promote left wing progressive ideas. An updated time frame makes it pertinent today. If you feel that individual creativity makes our nation successful, go see this one.more»

They did a really good job at adapting the book to the screen. Even if one has not read the book, they can still get the movie. Can't wait for par two.more»

Sort these reviews from lowest to highest and you will see that the most scathing reviews are not objective. They just hate Ayn Rand, individualism, or anything that can remotely be linked to the TEA party or conservatives. Likewise sorting the reviews …more»

Ayn Rand would have been pleased with this movie since it focused intently on getting the Libertarian party's viewpoint front and center. Too bad the movie did not concentrate more on the entertainment value. All of the ingredients were there to …more»

Don't expect to see this film receive any awards at Cannes or Sun-dance or any of the Hollywood soirees. It does not square with the film industry engine and their politics. If you go into Atlas Shrugged with an open mind you can't help seeing …more»

This movie was actually really good. I so lost track of time watching it, I was completely surprised when it got to the end. I will definitely be in line to watch Part II.

If there's anything to criticize it would be that some of the dialogue in …more»

The movie was pretty good. It was faithful to the book in terms of conten. Admittedly, it would have been hard for the movie to match the book. I am looking forward to parts II and III. Hope the producer can get to them fairly quickly and get to a …more»