The 11th Hour
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DVD Cover Information Actor: James Woolsey, Kenny Ausubel, Leonardo DiCaprio, Thom Hartmann, Wangari Maathai Director: Nadia Conners Brand: Warner Brothers DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 124 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-04-08 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Model: 118351 Studio: Warner Home Video Product features:
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Movie Reviews of The 11th Hour
Movie Review: Unconvincing
Summary: 1 Stars
It's tough for global warming believers (of which I am one). On the one hand, we have to present scenarios that make the everyday person recognize the scope of environmental problems, but not make the potential outcome seem so bleak as to discourage action. The 11th hour doesn't help much.
While I guess it's a good idea to have scientists speaking for themselves, it's not so useful when all you get from them are a sentence or two--devoid of context and essentially serving as a plug for their pet issue. As usual, big business is presented as a "villain"--the issue of why businesses full of smart people would choose to completely ignore seemingly unchallengeable science avoided. The implication is that they are "greedy" ready to destroy the planet for that extra dollar. Not so convincing to anyone that's worked in big business.
I've read things by most of the commenters that compose the film, and most of them have more depth to their ideas than is apparent here. Maybe it would have been better to have 5 people talk about their ideas in depth rather than 100 speak for 30 seconds. You essentially have to be a "believer" going in to the film or take them at their word. Wouldn't convince any smart person I know of anything.