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Showing 6 Critic Reviews
Mar 30, 2011
91
Producer Beers' team is the gold standard in male-aimed reality, and these guys have grit to burn.
Mar 30, 2011
83
Coal has the right stuff, putting viewers of a mind to hurt for these men--who hurt right back.
Mar 30, 2011
80
Beers and his crew are old hands at this, and they wring the drama out of Coal very quickly and compellingly. They get beyond the danger into the emotional territory, and that's where the gold is.
Mar 30, 2011
70
It's a fascinating glimpse into a culture that I suspect many Americans would prefer to remain ignorant about.
Mar 30, 2011
60
None of this is really new. It's still presented here in a way that provides a visceral appreciation for what's involved in extracting fuel from mountains.
Mar 30, 2011
60
They're colorful, yes, but as such concepts pile upon each other, the effect is less ennobling that enervating.
