Critic Reviews

The cumulative effect is somewhat overwhelming. How could it not be?

Ultimately, a collage film is only as good as its constituent parts, and, with a few exceptions, the brief snippets from this particular day on earth are far too prosaic to be illuminating.

One Day on Earth shows, there's a fine line between coherence and chaos.

Much like the recent, similarly themed "Life in a Day," the results are more admirable than enlightening or even entertaining.

The rush of watching images made in such rare locales as Andorra and Sao Tome quickly wears thin as the montage whips through considerably meaty topics (water issues, climate change, immigration, religious faith) like an impatient Web surfer.

The film is driven by a we-are-the-world connectedness, but remains a travelogue in search of a defining center. The overall impression is as fleeting as much of the imagery that flashes across the screen.