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Movie Overview
Director
• Tony Kaye
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Lake of Fire (2007)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh
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3.5/5
"it's hard to imagine a more honest and clear-headed documentary that's been made or will be made on the subject of abortion."  Filmcritic.com  Chris Cabin

"As the U.S. elections media coverage becomes incessant, it's worth keeping in mind that actual listening to other "sides" can be enlightening."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

C+
"Hardly seemed like the "definitive" film about abortion as it thinks of itself."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

B+
"definitive documentary on the subject that is so gripping that every thinking person will be forced to confront core issues"  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

"Here's a fun game you can play: Try to guess the political stance of the interviewee before Kaye slams their name and affiliation. You'll be right way more often than you'll be wrong."  Planet Sick-Boy  Jon Popick

3.5/4
"Demands we throw out our preconceived notions and face the issue without walls to protect us."  Mark Reviews Movies  Mark Dujsik

3.5/4
"The most striking footage is of an abortion; the next is of hateful and ignorant Americans"  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

"Kaye shoots in black and white, a stark reminder of how there is no middle ground when it comes to abortion in America... and also, perhaps, a bit of a cushion against the authenticity of Kaye's harsh vision."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

3/4
"Provides gruesome, incontrovertible images to complement its deliberations about morality."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

4/5
"It still provides viewers with a lot to think about and may even cause them to look at some of those with opposing views on the subject in a new light."  eFilmCritic.com  Peter Sobczynski

B
"An intense, sometimes sickening, documentary about the abortion issue in the United States which reeks of brimstone."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

8/10
"Doesn't quite feel as definitive as the filmmaker intended, although I can't imagine how any film on the subject could get closer than this."  Antagony & Ecstasy  Tim Brayton

3.5/4
"A monumental achievement, 17 years in the making and financed by Kaye himself, Lake of Fire reveals Kaye to be a far more thoughtful and mature filmmaker than his loose cannon public persona suggests."  Reel.com  Timothy Knight
OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh
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