While roving interviewer Ben Stein extracts some choice soundbites from scientists on both sides of the creation-vs.-evolution debate, the film's flippant approach undermines the seriousness of its discourse, trading less in facts than in emotional appeals.
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New York PostKyle Smith
New York PostKyle Smith
It puts a conservative twist on Michael Moore-ism, with campy stock footage, deadpan humor, mocking musical cues and less-than-ingenuous questions.
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USA TodayClaudia Puig
USA TodayClaudia Puig
While he gets points for addressing the debate, the way in which Stein goes about it undermines his efforts to be even-handed and intellectually rigorous.
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TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
It's hard to pinpoint what's most insulting about this obvious propaganda piece.
As a work of nonfiction filmmaking it is a sham and as agitprop it is too flimsy to strike any serious blows.
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Managing to make the films of Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock look like dry, scholarly treatises by comparison, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed more than lives up to its subtitle.
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Regardless of your personal views, Expelled's heavy-handed bias (a visit to Darwin's home gets the same eerie music as a tour of Dachau) is exasperating.
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New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Stein's schlumpy presence is disarming, though his know-it-all nature is at odds with his free-speech posing.