Railroad owner Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden search desperately for the inventor of a revolutionary motor as the U.S. government continues to spread its control over the national economy.
Seriously, if this is the best promotion of itself that the free market can manage, it really would benefit from the help of a Ministry of Culture or something.
– Alan Scherstuhl,
Village Voice,
15 Oct 2012
rotten:
Director John Putch struggles to find balance or generate a single spark from the clunky mix of romance, political diatribe and thriller.
– Sheri Linden,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Oct 2012
rotten:
The producers are going to have to hire a better director if they want moviegoers to be curious enough about this Galt guy to buy a ticket for the presumptive third and final chapter.
– Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
15 Oct 2012
rotten:
It's consistent with its predecessor as a somewhat awkward translation of Ayn Rand's 1957 novel to our current era, handled with bland telepic-style competency.
– Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
13 Oct 2012
rotten:
A disaster as a film, Atlas also is laughable in its presentation of Rand's ideology.