Land of Plenty 2004

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: It casts a spell of compassionate humanity with a gently healing effect. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Hampered by an ending that overreaches needlessly, the film is nevertheless worthy and unmistakably the effort of an enduringly distinctive and important filmmaker. Read more

Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: The flawed, fascinating Land of Plenty is easily Wenders' most vital work in more than a decade. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Wenders handles America's physical landscape with characteristic clarity. But he never gets a handle on the trickier political terrain and so, like Uncle Paul, ends up chasing too many roads to nowhere. Read more

Leslie Felperin, Variety: Wim Wenders' first fiction featurefeature since 2000's The Million Dollar Hotel, rocky but respectable Land of Plenty proves the helmer often does better with low budgets, fast schedules and young collaborators. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: With the film's coda set at ground zero, Wenders has never seemed more of a tourist. Read more