Approaching collapse, the nation's economy is quickly eroding. As crime and fear take over the countryside, the government continues to exert its brutal force against the nation's most productive who are mysteriously vanishing - leaving behind a wake of despair. One man has the answer. One woman stands in his way. Some will stop at nothing to control him. Others will stop at nothing to save him. He swore by his life. They swore to find him.
To find fault with the Atlas Shrugged franchise because of its politics is like complaining about Birdemic because it gets the ornithology wrong. Why dwell on the details when there are giant, embarrassing flaws staring you in the face?
– Alonso Duralde,
TheWrap,
12 Sep 2014
rotten:
A missed opportunity to speak to anyone other than the converted, but at least as the culmination of its makers' will.
– Todd McCarthy,
Hollywood Reporter,
14 Sep 2014
rotten:
Rand's parable is meant to showcase just how much our world needs the best of us, but this adaptation only does so accidentally -- by revealing what movies would be like if none of the best of us worked on them.
– Alan Scherstuhl,
Village Voice,
15 Sep 2014
rotten:
The prior installments weren't very good movies, and it should surprise few that this last one is the worst of the lot.
– Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
16 Sep 2014
rotten:
Prime Mystery Science Theater 3000 fodder, cut-rate to the point of incoherence.