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Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) a score of 2.7293 out of 4

based on (46) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(28)

Good

(10)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(1)

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EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

Though nominally a docu bout former president Jimmy Carter's book tour, Jonathan Demme's film is actually a distinguished examination of the difficulties of positing provocative and thoughtful ideas in our increasingly media-saturated age....read the complete Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

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Film Journal International (Maitland McDonagh)

Jonathan Demme's documentary about former President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter's press tour in support of his 2006 book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, has the sprawling, leisurely rhythms of a shaggy dog story. But the 82-year-old Carter's vividly...read the complete Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) review at Film Journal International (Maitland McDonagh)

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Many people consider Jimmy Carter the worst President in the history of the United States. As proof, they cite the years 1977-81 and what happened; like, for instance, runaway rampant stagflation; like, for instance, giving away the Panama Canal. In...read the complete Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) review at

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New York Post (Kyle Smith)

THERE isn't enough re vealing material in the tedious documentary "Jimmy Carter Man From Plains" to sustain an 800-word magazine profile, let alone a two-hour film. "The Silence of the Lambs" director Jonathan Demme followed Carter along on a...read the complete Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)

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Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)

"You're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts." Jimmy Carter is in dire need of an accurate fact-checker....read the complete Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007) review at Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)