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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe issue remains that this variety of faux-populism seems better suited to the soapbox than the silver screen.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisDocumenting the vigorous strategies employed by the Dole Food Company to block the release of his 2009 film "Bananas!" - about a lawsuit brought by Nicaraguan workers who suspected the company's use of dangerous pesticides - the Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten gains traction by taking the high road.
- The relentlessness of corporate might is disturbing but no surprise; "Big Boys" is, however, an eye-opening look at the way the U.S. media fell lockstep behind Dole's claims.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeWhile Big Boys addresses the extent to which journalists (particularly in the U.S., Gertten believes) too readily accept the claims of powerful entities, the film misses the opportunity to explore this issue in a more universal way.
- 40Time OutTime OutDetailing his efforts to distribute Bananas!*, his 2009 exposé on Dole's use of toxic chemicals in Nicaragua, Swedish documentarian Fredrik Gertten's latest plays as an occasionally fascinating, if ultimately reductive, showdown between First Amendment rights and corporate power.