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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIf Land of Plenty isn't always elegant, it has the inexpressible aura of mystery and wonder that exemplifies his best work. Fans will feel echoes of both "Paris, Texas" and "The State of Things" here. Like those movies, this one is less an angry critique than a sad meditation on the American dream, something Wim Wenders understands well and has never been able to resist.
- 75TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxWorks best as an illustration of the way conspiracy theories serve to weave threads of order, however fantastic, during moments of incomprehensible upheaval.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThought-provoking story of how terror and paranoia affect two Americans who love their country.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensLand of Plenty, is like a clumsy, well-meaning intervention in a family quarrel. Mr. Wenders may not have the power to heal the rifts his movie acknowledges - and his account of them may not always be persuasive - but there is nonetheless something touching about his heartfelt concern.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasThe flawed, fascinating Land of Plenty is easily Wenders' most vital work in more than a decade -- a troubling meditation on terrorism paranoia, poverty and homelessness.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasHampered by an ending that overreaches needlessly, the film is nevertheless worthy and unmistakably the effort of an enduringly distinctive and important filmmaker.
- 63New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoHas a few too many coincidences and tends to be sugary, but it has an important precautionary message in this age of terror.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanUnfortunately, Wendeers frustrated wake-up call quickly buckles under the heavy burden of its earnest message.
- 40Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonLand of Plenty is a woozy fantasia on California dreaming, all agog at urban strife and blabby with redundant voiceover.