Life in a Day (2011)
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80% of critics liked it
(75 reviews) -
78% of users liked it
(14,889 ratings)
The 24th July 2010.... 80,000 Lives.... 4,500 Hours of Footage... 2 Award winning Filmmakers..... Now one incredible motion picture event. What began life as a startling cinematic experiment becomes the must see movie experience of the Summer. Created entirely from footage uploaded by YouTube users,… More The 24th July 2010.... 80,000 Lives.... 4,500 Hours of Footage... 2 Award winning Filmmakers..... Now one incredible motion picture event. What began life as a startling cinematic experiment becomes the must see movie experience of the Summer. Created entirely from footage uploaded by YouTube users, Life in a Day is a film first: exhilarating, moving and very, very funny... it is the story of our world. Told by us. -- (C) National Geographic
- Directed By
- Kevin Macdonald
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
- In Theaters
- Jul 24, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- National Geographic Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Almost inevitably, a film made from these snippets is less than the sum of its parts.
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Bruce Diones, New Yorker
This pointillistic view of everyday people never quite gels as a movie, but it has its point-and-click moments.
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
What I took away were some individual moments from people whose lives I wish had played out more.
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Tom Russo, Boston Globe
Give Macdonald and crew credit for picking out good, clear, telling contrasts, and not sweating potential heavy-handedness.
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
It strives awfully hard for depth but, more often than not, comes off too shallow.
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