The Big Uneasy
Harry Shearer
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Plot Summary
The first documentary by New Orleans resident and longtime "mockumentarian" Harry Shearer (This Is Spinal Tap; A Mighty Wind), The Big Uneasy follows three remarkable people - the leaders of two scientific investigation teams, and one whistle-blower - as they reveal the true story of why the city flooded, why it could happen again, and why other U.S. cities are at risk. It's the "news" the mainstream news media missed; an inside look at a disaster that could have been prevented from the people who were there. Critics have called it "A gripping, persuasive film. Essential Viewing" (The Los Angeles Times), "Poignant...indispensable" (The New York Times) and "A scathing indictment...an airtight case." (Village Voice).
Credits
Actors
- John Goodman
- Harry Shearer
- Brad Pitt
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Pierce Will Lyman
Director
Producers
Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
TOMATOMETER
73%- Reviews Counted: 22
- Fresh: 16
- Rotten: 6
- Average Rating: 7.0/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: A cogent 98-minute investigative chronicle that, along with Spike Lee's pair of HBO films, is an indispensable part of any history of New Orleans before, during and after Katrina
Rotten: Well-intended and informative, but also unfocused, unwieldy and a little smug.
Fresh: Shearer builds an airtight case to prove his thesis, and one of his most chilling arguments is a roll call of brave souls whose lives and careers have been systematically wrecked in pursuit of the truth.
Fresh: "The Big Uneasy" is scary stuff indeed.
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