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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinSkips right past depressing on its way to apocalyptic.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoAccording to Irene Salina's eye-opening documentary Flow, 500,000 to 7 million US residents are sickened by tap water each year.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleA very effective primer of an underreported problem.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceOne of those charming little documentaries that make you question whether the human race is really worth preserving.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA smartly done, involving look at a number of interrelated water issues.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisIrena Salina's astonishingly wide-ranging film is less depressing than galvanizing, an informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests.
- 67Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleIt's strange thinking of water as a market commodity, and it's hard to comprehend the kind of greed that must go into keeping it from needy mouths, but, fact is, the water business is now the world's third-largest industry, meaning there are a lot of sinister souls out there fiddling with their bank statements while Rome dries up.
- 63Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrFlow preaches to the choir with a starry-eyed NPR eco-humanism that can set the wrong kind of person's teeth on edge.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterInsistent, sometimes conspicuously one-sided, the film's concerns are difficult to dismiss, considering that a water-starved planet isn't ultimately viable.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierFlow makes you thirsty for more information.