
Jake Cassevetes is a world renowned shooter just back from being embedded during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. As a well-paid stringer for the networks, Jake does not buy into the currently vogue, left-wing conspiracy theory of a corporate-controlled press. But, after discovering much of his best footage in Iraq was censored by the network, Jake is growing disillusioned with his corporate masters. When he gets an assignment to shoot on the streets of the Republican National Conv... (Full plot summary below)
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Jake Cassevetes is a world renowned shooter just back from being embedded during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. As a well-paid stringer for the networks, Jake does not buy into the currently vogue, left-wing conspiracy theory of a corporate-controlled press. But, after discovering much of his best footage in Iraq was censored by the network, Jake is growing disillusioned with his corporate masters. When he gets an assignment to shoot on the streets of the Republican National Convention protests, he meets Seven, one of the young leaders of the masked anarchist Black Bloc. Jake quickly wins the trust of the group and is allowed to shadow them as they move through the demo. Later that night, after shooting Seven with her mask down describing the Bloc's militant objectives, the videotape is mistakenly returned to the network with the rest of his footage. When he goes to retrieve the tape, he is told the network made a deal with Homeland Security to review all footage to look for potential terror suspects. Realizing the danger he has brought to Seven and the Black Bloc itself, Jake decides to use his skills and access at the network to jam the government controlled corporate media and broadcast the truth of the protests and the message of a new generation of activists.
Leave your thoughts about This Revolution.
| The Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergPolitically charged docu-drama is uneven but delivers powerful message. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDawson actually delivers the film's most persuasive performance. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIt's a pity that such vital, thought-provoking material has been rendered so lifeless and inauthentic on the screen. |
| VarietyRobert KoehlerThe street action is vivid, but the dramatics are distinctly not, lending the film an unintended sense of fakery. |
| Village VoiceBen KenigsbergA clever but aesthetically murky remake of Haskell Wexler's scorching McLuhan pastiche "Medium Cool" (1969). |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoThe street action is a grabber, but the story itself isn't. |
| Film ThreatPeter HansonThe movie fails on nearly every level. The film is has good intentions and moments of energy, but it's merely a faint echo of the great 1960s counterculture pictures. |