Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

clawrence-03973 The Emperor's New Clothes is absolutely captivating from the first 10 seconds right to the very end. I found myself wanting MORE when it ended! It's an inspiring film and an easy watch as well as being easily digestible considering it focuses on such a heavy and complex topic. The best part for me was that it didn't leave me or the family member I saw it with feeling burdened and helpless by the state of the economy which, had it not been so delicately balanced in it's editing, it very well could have given the content, it left us feeling passionately empowered by the information and ideas Brand presents. It's a brilliant documentary: one of the best I've ever seen. And I confess, when I left the cinema, I went straight to the bookstore and bought both of his most recent books. This film is a must see for anyone and everyone with a conscience, a hope for a better economical future, and enough brain cells to comprehend it (so basically anyone). And let's be honest, who doesn't love a bit of Russel Brand??

amaston Oh great, another celebrity walking around in $500 jeans talking about the ills of society and how bad poor people have it.I find it ironic that Brand blames the free market system for making the poor, poorer and the rich, richer than how things used to be when meanwhile the markets have only grown less free and the social safety nets have only grown over the same period of time. But then again, he's a burn out that suffers from buying his own BS.If we had Brand as our Dear Leader, he'd raise income taxes on the wealthy, property taxes, and raise minimum wage significantly. In turn, with everyone making more money and the prices of goods increasing dramatically, we'd see prices go up significantly on everything from rent to toilet paper and groceries. Essentially the poor would be back in the exact same place they were before, except it would be even harder to accumulate any wealth so we'd be completely dependent on the state. Brand the rescue would enact price ceilings on goods in response to the inflation and then we'd see shortages.Worst of all, Brand would be all fired up about this from his multi- million dollar house and would call his producer friends so that they could make another worthless documentary exactly as this one with the exact same solution.So don't listen to this infant, don't let him have an excuse to make another film full of advice worth far less than his jeans.

Rob James He's bringing up some really good points about the lawlessness of the city when it comes to financial crimes committed by the banks.One thing he keep's blaming it on is a 'free market' This is just simply not true, we don't have a free market by any stretch of the imagination.We live in an oligarchy with the rich being above the law.Don't be fooled, more power to government is not the answer.There's been many attempts to blame it on capitalism, since Marx. This has never and will never lead to a revolution that will do the common people any good whatsoever.

Josh Murphy Labelled as a film regarding the growing disparity between economic classes, Michael Winterbottom's The Emperor's New Clothes is an effective documentary balancing political and economic investigation with Russell Brand's palpably galvanic and marmite personality. The film combines interviews with Brand himself, along with politicians and bankers. Brand begins by summating that much of what will be explored in the documentary won't be instantaneously enlightening, a far stretch from the explosively impactful manner as last year's masterful Citizen Four. Despite this, where I do believe the film achieves success is in its exposing of issues and its raising of awareness towards certain issues. As aforementioned, much of Brand's insight is foreseeable to those of a certain age. However; the teenage and young adult audience, much of what is explored could be thought-provoking, and is presented in a straightforward and confronting style which appears purposeful yet remains focused throughout. This, taken in combination with Brand's personality, does make what initially appears challenging subjective matter abundantly more digestible. What is problematic is that the film at times felt like a flaccid attempt of a brief Russell Brand biopic. For the majority of the film Brand's presence is handled adeptly, yet I find at times the focus on his unabashed comedic set pieces (pleading at the top of his voice to bystanders to give up corrupt bankers and his Michael Moore-ish attempt of breaking and entering a bank) turned the focus from suggested gargantuan corruptness into a love letter to Brand's eccentricity. For fans of Brand, it's nothing particularly abhorrent, but for those on the other side of the fence, this shift will do little to convince them to change their tune.