SummaryBattle for Brooklyn is an intimate look at the very public and passionate fight waged by residents and business owners of Brooklyn’s historic Prospect Heights neighborhood facing condemnation of their property to make way for the polarizing Atlantic Yards project, a massive plan to build 16 skyscrapers and a basketball arena for the New Jersey Ne... Read More
Directed By:Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley
Battle for Brooklyn
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Jun 16, 2011
90
A documentary about the unending mess that is the Atlantic Yards project, is unabashedly slanted and as a result will probably be dismissed by those it portrays unflatteringly. That's unfortunate, because this film should be discouraging and dismaying for people on all sides of the project, for what it says about oversize expectations and missed opportunities.
Jun 16, 2011
83
Most viewers should find the documentary Battle For Brooklyn gripping and provocative, no matter their opinions about eminent domain, historic preservation, or public dollars going to support private development.
Jun 17, 2011
80
A gripping documentary about how unnecesary real estate development can change the soul of New York, brings us inside the lives it touches.
Aug 19, 2011
70
Although not exactly even-handed, the movie proves a deft look at a reluctant crusader and how financial sway and political override can so effectively trump the power of the average citizen.
Jun 18, 2011
70
"It's un-American," Goldstein says about the abuses of power at the heart of the film, before correcting himself: "No -- you know what? It is American." That's precisely the message that Battle for Brooklyn doesn't sufficiently explore.
Jun 17, 2011
50
Unfortunately for the film, it's clear from the outset this is a totally one-sided battle that well-connected developer Bruce Ratner is fated to win.
Jun 14, 2011
50
Battle for Brooklyn brings up larger quandaries about urban development which it doesn't begin to address.
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Production Company:
- RumuR Inc.
Release Date:Jun 17, 2011
Duration:1 h 33 m
Tagline:What would you do if they tried to take your home
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