The Emperor’s New Clothes is moderately effective agitprop.
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Village VoiceMeave Gallagher
Village VoiceMeave Gallagher
It can be hard to take someone so pleased with himself seriously, but amid his grandstanding, Brand does offer some solutions to problems many of us rightfully feel are intractable.
When a documentary feels obliged to spend a few minutes explaining what “300 years” means, it crosses the line from simple and straightforward to condescending.
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Slant MagazineClayton Dillard
Slant MagazineClayton Dillard
It's more about hyping Russell Brand as a constituent for the people than locating the means for sustained economic transformation.
Worse still: because The Emperor's New Clothes is often beholden to the whims of Brand (star of "Get Him to the Greek," and that tedious "Arthur" remake nobody saw), it too often feels like "Button-Pushing Encounters with Russell Brand."