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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWhen on-the-ground reality is conveyed with the complexity and fascination it is here, unforgettable documentaries are always the result.
- 100VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasRachel Boynton’s extraordinary Big Men should come tagged with a warning: The side effects of global capitalism may include dizziness, nausea and seething outrage.
- 100Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThis film, a great one, demands a follow-up.
- 100The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisDropping us into a perfect storm of avarice, this cool and incisive snapshot of global capitalism at work is as remarkable for its access as for its refusal to judge.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanRachel Boynton’s gripping doc shows you what happens when the greed of oil companies meets the chaos of postcolonial Africa.
- 88Slant MagazineSlant MagazineNo one corporation or person plans to trample over the wellbeing of the Ghanaian people, but as the story of the development progress, the breadth of Rachel Boynton's research shows how it will occur regardless.
- 83The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthBoynton's film is refreshingly complex.
- 75RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comIt's those bigger questions about our nature and our capacity to think beyond self interest that will stick with you.
- 70The DissolveNathan RabinThe DissolveNathan RabinThankfully, Big Men doesn’t have heroes or villains. It’s a deep dive into an endless pool of moral and political ambiguity in which very little is clear-cut, except that the desire for wealth and power.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDespite its successful attempts to show how oil has affected everyday citizens in nearby Nigeria, the film remains fairly dry.