Freakonomics 2010

Amy Nicholson, I.E. Weekly: Sometimes, it has all the answers. More often, it just asks the right questions. And in today's 24-hour froth of insta-pundit analysis, we need curiosity more than certainty. Read more

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Stephen Holden, New York Times: Amiably passes the time. Read more

Tasha Robinson, AV Club: Like the 2005 bestseller that inspired it, the movie version of Freakonomics is fleet and accessible, an enjoyably light and lively pop artifact aimed at bringing some unusual economic theories to the masses. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: An attempt to turn the 2005 nonfiction bestseller into a high-energy docu-romp, "Freakonomics'' is a misconceived botch. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: The film is provocative but also scattershot and not nearly as conclusive as it pretends to be. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: As a movie, Freakonomics is like Jujubes for the brain -- it starts to get cloying halfway through the box. Read more

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Freakonomics is, much like the book that spawned it, a breezy entertainment that leaves you with a lot to think about. Read more

Mark Jenkins, NPR: The movie version of Freakonomics functions as a reasonably effective trailer, but for a book whose moment has already passed. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Freakonomics examines social, cultural, and financial issues with an eye to getting people to think differently. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Some parts of the movie are more satisfying and intriguing than others, but there are enough surprising and non-intuitive revelations that even the most jaded viewer will likely learn a thing or two. Read more

Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: When this freakumentary hooks up with Urail King, it gets an A. Read more

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out: Any movie that triggers creative thought in its audience can't be that bad a deal. Read more

John Anderson, Variety: Dds up to a revelatory trip into complex, innovative ideas and altered perspectives on how people think. Read more

Dan Kois, Village Voice: The 20-minute shorts range in style from traditional fly-on-the-wall narrative to a kind of hyperactive PowerPoint presentation. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: [It] isn't freaky enough. Read more