Promised Land(2012)- User Reviews

Plot is cliche-ridden and very slow, characters are undeveloped, and camera shots are repetitive--one of the more boring and disappointing films I've seen. I usually like Matt Damon in anything, but this was bad. If you want to see a good "environmenal …more»

I am not a corporate shill. You can see all my previous reviews to prove that.

All you need to know about this movie is that it was paid for by...... ready........United Arab Emerates the UAE. What is their money stream from you might ask. Selling …more»

Why the heck would all these folks who HATE the concept of this movie be the first ones to go see it? This is exactly how they handle PR....they hire people to tout their energy as "clean" and "no impact", so having a movie out there …more»

OK, I admit I haven't seen Promised Land yet. But I'll bet that most of the other reviewers posted here haven't either. Why would all these devoted anti-Left pro-fracking folks run out on the first day and see this movie? No, something …more»

I only wish I would have brought some toe nail clippers!
Boring and formulaic, would have paid to switch it to one of his Bourne flicks or even a good PBS documentary would have been more entertaining..
He should have asked his buddy for a part in ARGO..
At …more»

Just another in a long line of mistakes by Damon (post Bourne). Just another sappy retreaded storyline. Absolutely nothing to see here. From his worthless and empty existential treks in the zoo and later as a psychic, Promised Land is joins in well …more»

This is simply a dishonest movie....full of unreasonable BS!
Fracking has been going on for decades without the kind of problems
portrayed by this malicious left wing POS..

Thousands of oil & gas wells have been fracked WITHOUT any negative incidents …more»

Do a web search on UAE Promised Land. OPEC member United Arab Emirates bankrolled this movie, UAE is not happy that the USA is a rising competitor for OPEC. Matt Damon and any American involved in the making and distribution of this movie is a traitor …more»

There is little to like about a movie that is pushing you to a pre-scripted conclusion: Gas companies are evil and 'fracking' is bad. Some compare this film to 'Gasland' - which Josh Fox claims was a documentary. It was not - at least …more»

The ignorant ones are the ones that see and believe this environmentalist drivel. Their agenda is clear: baffle 'em with bulls**t and harvest their vote as was done in the last Presidential election. Educate yourself on the facts before letting …more»