Rotten
Justice and Corruption and Profit are abstractions, and film is so ill suited to deal with abstractions.
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
Overview
From the ashes of the L.A. riots arose a lush, 14-acre community garden, the largest of its kind in the United States. Now bulldozers threaten its future.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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78%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A good documentary leaves the viewer wanting more. A problematic one leaves the viewer needing more.
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post
Fresh
[Director] Hamilton captures the heart-wrenching devastation done in the name of profit, as citizens mourn. Incredibly effecting.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Rotten
The Garden is an especially fatuous documentary, nominated for an Oscar this year, about a community garden in South Central LA where Latino farmers have been allowed to grow food on somebody else's land.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Fresh
This intricate and compelling documentary paints a saddening portrait of American politics.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
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