The Final Year

  • 12A (IRELAND)
  • 2018


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Average Rating 3.4/5
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3.0
The documentary followsand frequently lionizesthree Obama officials throughout 2016, and frequently feels like it was intended as a well deserved vict .. Av Club
3.8
As an evocation of on the ground political reality, The Final Year is a a solid and often entertaining work in much the same wheelhouse as the durable .. Rogerebert
3.0
Filmmaker Greg Barkers documentary is both an inspiring portrait of an American leader and a shattering reality check. Common Sense Media
2.5
The Final Year clings to a precooked thesis about the Obama Doctrine that misses the behind the scenes drama and candor of superior political document .. Variety
4.0
This brainy but intimate doc is a nostalgia trip with insights to burn. Time Out
3.0
Whats missing is the inherent drama of the looming election, which the film chooses not to engage with. The Guardian
3.0
How extraordinarily restrained, professional and high minded these people are. The Guardian
2.5
For liberals, The Final Year might become a kind of metaphorical marriage video thats watched by divorcees who yearn of that initial hint of paradise.
2.5
The fly on the wall film is fascinating at times, but less than essential.
4.0
There is nothing in The Final Year about outright Trump Russian collusion. Vulture
4.0
The Final Year, which proves deeply moving in a way that the filmmakers probably never anticipated, will prompt many viewers to feel the same way. The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
In doing so, the narrative often lacks the urgency the title implies.
2.5
Access isnt everything.For The Final Year, the director Greg Barker and his crew were able to follow four vital members of Barack Obamas administratio .. The New York Times
3.8
The Final Year is certainly not a democratic cinematic savior, a left wing propaganda piece that will convert a right wing audiencenor does it aspire .. Paste Magazine
3.5
Lets hope enough people who agree with this sentiment will take up arms to defend it. The Young Folks
3.0
Well, like the Graham Taylor doc, it depends what you bring to it.
3.8
3 out of 4 stars Title The Final Year Directed by Greg Barker Starring Barack Obama, Samantha Power, John Kerry, Ben Rhodes Genre Documentary Classifi .. The Globe And Mail
2.0
Most if not all of its viewers will probably feel a deep sense of loss over what they perceive as the replacement of an administration based on hope a .. One Guys Opinion
3.5
That experience might have been shattering, but Barkers film finds little time to treat it, and Power reflects on it only for a breath or two.The film .. Village Voice
3.8
Sobering nostalgia for what White House competence, high purpose and good intentions looked like. Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
I didnt like this film and deplored how bias it was as merely liberal propaganda. Sover
1.5
The arbitrary time frame forces Barker into a ceaseless chronology of foreign trips that frustrates any serious consideration of the teams successes ( .. Chicago Reader
2.5
We know all of this effort will come crashing down by the end of the movie. Mark Reviews Movies
4.0
If you have tears, prepare to shed them.This gripping, full access account of life inside the White House during the last 12 months of Barack Obamas a .. The Times
3.0
The impression one gets from this documentary is that these people at the top of the Obama Administration are very smart, well spoken, literate and th .. Lariat
3.8
What chills most about this doc is how unprepared Team Obama was for the victory of Team Trump and the ease with which many of its hard won policies c .. Rolling Stone
3.0
The film is skilfully shot and edited in a smooth flowing style that feels effortless. Shadows On The Wall
5.0
Our Take: The accident of history makes The Final Year more profound than it set out to be, but at its core is a compelling story about the people in .. Decider
3.0
As The Final Year quietly argues, if the United States electorate fails to elevate itself to a higher level of political vernacular than coarse tweets .. Pop Matters
4.0
It features empathetic, experienced adults trying their absolute hardest to make the world a better place.And their earnest passion could break your h .. The Wrap
5.0
For a time, the movie drifts along in the burnished and rather inconsequential adulation of a commissioned portrait. Film Journal
3.5
It zigs and zags.But the trend lines ultimately will be in the direction of a less violent, more empathetic, more generous world. Az Central
3.5
American powers potential to injure innocents is encapsulated by off screen mishaps on a much smaller scale than the Iraq War: A young boy is hit by a .. Npr
3.1
In the Fade, Germanys Oscar entry and a recent Golden Globes winner, offers an unusually thoughtful take on a brutal genre.Article Continued Below It .. Toronto Star
4.0
Its a fascinating look at global politics in action; the pace is relentless, the mood is buoyant and the ambitions know no bounds. Flim List
4.5
This offers the film beautiful nuance through the anonymous faces that populate its frame. Film Inquiry
3.0
Theres an underlying sense of panic.This even extends to aspects of the production. Eye For Film
4.0
Less West Wing drama than moving memoir, The Final Year leaves us feeling at once wistful and hopeful. Flim Threet
2.5
Lelios own stance, in short, could not be clearer; dramatically, though, it has a flattening effect, and we soon realize how few surprises lie in stor .. New Yorker
4.0
Greg Baker was given access to key figures in the Barack Obama administration. Express
3.8
The filmmakers, you sense, want to believe him.But the jurys still out. Boston Globe
2.0
This is precisely the opposite.Dont expect Fire and Fury: A Prequel. The Irish Times
4.0
Its straightforward, simple and informative.It is also something of a horror film. Birth Movies Death
3.5
(CNN) Designed to make President Obamas supporters wistful and seemingly to irritate President Trump, The Final Year is an intriguing if overtly nosta .. Cnn
3.0
The end of a smooth era hits a rough final destination Donald Trump may only have served as US President for a year so far. Herald Sun
3.0
Its hard to imagine the same kind of doc being made about a year in the Trump White House; instead of earnest talk about finding the best ways out of .. Consequence Of Sound
3.5
The Final Year ultimately plays like a tragedy, at least if youre sympathetic to that ethos. Vox
4.0
Celebrated documentarian Greg Barkers latest endeavour offers quite remarkable, unprecedented access in to the inner mechanics of US politics, present .. Hey U Guys
3.0
Its moderately hopeful final message for the future of America doesnt necessarily feel sincere. The Play List
3.0
I suppose that mirrors the perspective of his subjects, but it still feels like there was a better way to package this story. Now Toronto
3.0
Nonetheless, youre left with an understanding of those involved, and what a disaster it is to have the same channels and global reach in the hands of .. The Age
3.0
As moving and timely as The Final Year is, it doesnt quite hit these marks. Cine Vue
4.0
The Final Year is a parting gift, a sermon that teaches without preaching to the converted, worthy of its charismatic leader. Cine Vue
3.0
Greg Barker has done the best with his material, and he has managed to show the dying days of an administration, warts and all at best.And at worst, y .. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.0
Occasionally illuminating insights into diplomacy, international relations and the cultivation of self image. Lw Lies
3.8
Anyone interested in the ways in which diplomacy works and how it sometimes doesnt will find the documentary educational and perhaps even enlightening .. Stl Today
4.0
And yet, if you have arrived at a moment of exhaustion with organizing and Congress calling and marching and talking to conservative relatives, and if .. The Stranger
3.0
Time is running out, were urged to feel, for idealisms honest broking. By the films last scenes election night 2016 and its poignant Gtterdmmerung it .. Ft
3.0
The result is beautiful, sweet and moving, lovely for children and adults alike. Independent Ie
3.0
Theres that elephant in the room again.In fact, almost everything is imbued with it: you see the charming photograph of the little boy touching Obamas .. The Arts Desk
3.0
One of the rawest moments of the whole documentary culminates with Power crying out to an indifferent Russian ambassador, Is there literally nothing t .. Daily Dot
2.0
As for the rest of the movie, its pretty much a self congratulatory affair playing out while the man they believe to be a joke Trump campaigns on the .. Patriot Ledger
3.5
The kidding sure stops when Power, sitting with Gloria Steinem and Kerry predecessor Madeleine Albright, watches those shocking election results roll .. Straight
4.0
Undeniably one for Obama fans only, The Final Year is a fantastic portrait of the last few months of his presidency. One Room With A View
1.0
This sort of profoundly dishonest manipulation of the facts goes on constantly in The Final Year, ostensibly a report of the conduct of U.S. foreign p .. reason
4.4
In the end, The Final Year can offer only the perspective of time and history as a consolation. Seattle Times
1.5
The Final Year is a requiem for a future of hopeful realism that collapses on itself before even coming to fruition. Film Journal International ..
4.0
Obama is gone, and yet is still among us.As the man himself has counseled, Dont boo. East Bay Express
3.0
The story of those 12 months will no doubt make a fascinating documentary one day.It may even make you cry. National Post
2.5
And many parts of the worldIsrael, Yemen, Libya, most of Africa, all of Latin Americaare simply left out of this documentary.Dont go looking to The Fi .. New Republic
3.5
While the film is not really a backstage documentary like the Clinton campaign documentary The War Room, it captures some poignant moments, both stage .. Original Cin
3.0
Its like the old Monty Python lesson about how to play the flute: Its easy. National Review
4.0
This is not what the director Greg Barker and his colleagues set out to make, so all they can do is contemplate the wreckage and wonder what went wron .. New States Man
3.1
Nope.Despite the feeling that were getting behind the scenes, it doesnt contain a whole lot of revealing moments, and the subjects are portrayed in a .. Ap News
3.8
... this documentary serves as a contagiously appreciative salute to an administration that appeared genuinely dedicated to making the world more huma .. Sf Examiner
1.5
There was a stretch in the mid 2000s when seemingly every nonfiction book and movie about the recent past used 9/11 as a turning point. Sf Weekly
3.8
So The Final Year is that kind of experience.It is, for what its worth, a good documentary, though I imagine its true worth and true nature can only b .. Sf Chronicle
3.8
(Ill bet that party was as much fun as me watching the Seahawks Patriots Super Bowl at a Port Townsend bar.) Heral
3.5
The Final Year probably doesnt qualify as a great documentary, but its three principal characters, particularly Powers, are quite impressive. Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
3.5
Film Reviews The Final Year: Pres.Obamas diplomatic corps in its final year Its doubtful that anyone sitting around the fire at Trump Camp will give T .. Kdhx
4.5
The Final Year never glamorizes the powerful positions these people held. Esquire
4.0
Whats lacking, sorely, is a verve in the filmmaking that would make this more than just an educational film. Dwight Brown Ink
2.5
But if youre expecting a more cathartic, vindicating film experience, youre likely to leave disappointed.Even worse, you may leave with a feeling that .. Brightest Young Things
2.5
Overall, an unremarkable fly on the wall, or should I say, roach on the wall documentary strictly for political junkies and Obama fans who might miss .. Baret News Wire
3.5
A candid insiders view of the Presidency, enlightening about diplomatic processes during the recent past and completely humanistic at addressing the c .. The Digital Fix
5.0
One thing is for sure: The Final Year offers a solid behind the scenes look at people who mostly believe those words to be true. Hammer To Nail
3.0
The Final Year is a fascinating yet somehow also glossy insight into the unseen workings of US diplomacy in the last year of Barack Obamas presidency. Dogandwolf
3.0
Rhodes thinks hes creating a lasting legacy but it turns out to be only a fleeting historic moment. We Are Movie Geeks
3.0
One shows, the other doesnt just tell it over enunciates every feeling, and unnecessarily given the circumstances. Arts Hub
4.5
I remember thinking, Im going to do something different, I dont know what, but its going to be about this. Bay Area Reporter
3.0
Hardcore political junkies are the only ones likely to find it outright enthralling, and Barker does nothing to make the fly on the wall raw material ..
4.5
Demonstrating the human element that goes into doctrine, The Final Year does something more impressive than capture history being made by elucidating .. Moveable Fest
2.0
Not only is the film Oscar worthy but stands out for a few performances. Big Apple Reviews
3.5
Except there is a cruel, terrible and utterly compelling final act to the movie that might be summed up in one word.Trump. Big Issue
4.5
Mostly, youre running on coffee and grabbing a bite when you can remember to do it. The Undefeated
4.0
Is there a fringe universe somewhere out there that doesnt implode with every governmental sanctioned tweet.The Final Year allows us to lament, to wal .. Nonfics
4.0
It edges its way around genres but never completely commits to a steady tone. Arts At L
2.0
Intimate, revelatory and seriously important, The Final Year is a time capsule of the dignity and grace that was once in The White House. News One



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