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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatAlan NgFilm ThreatAlan NgEmpathy and balance is the reason you must see This Land.
- 70The New York TimesClaire ShafferThe New York TimesClaire ShafferThe narratives in This Land are compelling, even if each of them would benefit from more screen time. (The Covid-19 pandemic affected the shooting schedule, and it shows.) On the whole, the film is best seen as a collage, rather than a definitive report, of the array of opinions brought on by the Trump-Biden race.
- 58The PlaylistChristian GallichioThe PlaylistChristian GallichioThis Land often feels like a simplified (but not unwelcome) plea for sentimentality— its observational approach essentially diffuses any political reading. It’s odd to watch a film so invested in the rhythms of politics that is also strangely apolitical.
- 50RogerEbert.comIsaac FeldbergRogerEbert.comIsaac FeldbergDespite its lyrical presentation, the film’s lingering ideas are straightforward and sentimental, arguably even self-serving. Our political divide can be bridged only by those who take the time to see each other, and who approach such patient acts of observation from a place of genuine compassion, concludes the filmmaker who set out to prove as much in the first place.