Fresh
The techie stuff is light and the mood mostly optimistic, which makes for a slightly bland experience.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Revenge of the Electric Car
2011 · 1h 30m · PG-13
Documentary
Directed by
Chris Paine
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Revenge of the Electric Car
Overview
A sequel to 2006's Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine once again looks at electric vehicles. Where in the last film electric cars were dismissed as uneconomical and unreliable, and were under multiple attacks from government, the auto industry, and from energy companies who didn't want them to succeed, this film chronicles, in the light of new changes in technology, the world economy, and the auto industry itself, the race - from both major car companies like Ford and Nissan, and from new rising upstarts like Tesla - to bring a practical consumer EV to market.
Director and cast
- Chris Paine Director
- Chelsea Sexton as Self
- Tim Robbins as Narrator (voice)
- Danny DeVito as Self (EV1 Driver)
- Stephen Colbert as Self
- Elon Musk as Self (CEO, Tesla Motors)
- Jon Favreau as Self (Director, Iron Man)
- Reverend Gadget as Self - Electric Car Converter (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott)
- Talulah Riley as Self
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Self
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Fresh
"Revenge of the Electric Car" lacks the urgency of "Who Killed the Electric Car?" But Paine's thorough knowledge of his subject, and engaging way with an interview, make the follow-up film a fun ride.
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rotten
As filmmaking goes, Paine's follow-up is a dud.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
If you thought you'd never mist up at a nonfiction movie about plug-in autos, you're in for a surprise. This is a surprisingly emotional trip, and a very enjoyable one.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rotten
Once a muckraker, Paine now acts mostly as a cheerleader, and his slick new movie trades heavily in the sort of flattering CEO profiles that grace the covers of business magazines.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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