Atlas Shrugged Part 1
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Liam Lacey
Made on the cheap with no-name stars, this is no better than a stilted anachronistic curiosity, a low-rent version of the eighties' prime-time soap Dallas, with the industrial concerns and sexual...
Linda Barnard
A talky bore that spends too much time in wood-panelled offices and at chatter-heavy parties that were clearly shot on the cheap.
Carina Chocano
Atlas Shrugged: Part I is in many ways charmingly oblivious to its inherent contradictions and the fact that its capitalist titans appear to be squatting in old, abandoned Dynasty sets, eating...
Brian Miller
Apart from its deficiencies as fiction, whatever its philosophical limitations (the rich and able should only help themselves in Rand's "Objectivism"), the book proves proudly indigestible on film.
Brad Bailey
Great Adaptation This vision of Atlas Shrugged is true to the book. The actors do a fantastic job of bringing the characters to life and really bring out the personalities as originally conceived by Ayn Rand. Negative reviews about the film seem to be from those who simply do not like the story and the warning Rand tells. So, no adaptation will ever be good enough for the very folks this series of movies is portraying. Awesome movie; awesome story!
David Simonis
On par with Battlefield Earth The movie drags on worse than the book, which makes it feel that much more "preachy." It's impossible to suspend one's disbelief when all of the characters are nothing more than 2-dimensional cliches wading through a philosophically inept story. Save your money and find something more constructive to do with your time.
Critic reviews
Liam Lacey
Made on the cheap with no-name stars, this is no better than a stilted anachronistic curiosity, a low-rent version of the eighties' prime-time soap Dallas, with the industrial concerns and sexual...
Linda Barnard
A talky bore that spends too much time in wood-panelled offices and at chatter-heavy parties that were clearly shot on the cheap.
Carina Chocano
Atlas Shrugged: Part I is in many ways charmingly oblivious to its inherent contradictions and the fact that its capitalist titans appear to be squatting in old, abandoned Dynasty sets, eating...
Brian Miller
Apart from its deficiencies as fiction, whatever its philosophical limitations (the rich and able should only help themselves in Rand's "Objectivism"), the book proves proudly indigestible on film.
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Great Adaptation This vision of Atlas Shrugged is true to the book. The actors do a fantastic job of bringing the characters to life and really bring out the personalities as originally conceived by Ayn Rand. Negative reviews about the film seem to be from those who simply do not like the story and the warning Rand tells. So, no adaptation will ever be good enough for the very folks this series of movies is portraying. Awesome movie; awesome story!

On par with Battlefield Earth The movie drags on worse than the book, which makes it feel that much more "preachy." It's impossible to suspend one's disbelief when all of the characters are nothing more than 2-dimensional cliches wading through a philosophically inept story. Save your money and find something more constructive to do with your time.

This is history I believe that this movie is the story of the creation of the Soviet Union the similarities are too close and I do agree with the movie that we are heading to that direction the quote, "the workers unite, only thing you have to lose is the your chains." this quote over all others will be the thing that has voluntary bondage Roger country.

Well done Really well done version of part 1 of the book. Assuming you're looking to watch a movie version of this particular story, you won't be disappointed - this is the part the producers/writers took seriously. Acting is good (not surprised the careers of the main two actors have taken off), altho they all seem slightly young for the characters. Nice visuals and music. A good experience. (Unfortunately to finish the story, you'll have to sit thru Part 2 and Part 3 too)
Cast and credits
Actors | Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner |
Director | Paul Johansson |
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Run time
96 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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