Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.
It advances important and laudable ideas, but in a cliched, gimmicky way.
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Tom Seymour
RTLittle White LiesSep 2, 2010
It doesn't sound like fun, and it isn't fun to watch.
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David Gritten
RTDaily Telegraph (UK)Sep 2, 2010
Amiable enough, though it resembles a marketing tool for Beavan's book about his project.
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Siobhan Synnot
RTScotsmanOct 25, 2010
Whether gamely playing cards by candlelight or sneaking ice from her workplace fridge when Colin's homemade cooler fails, Michelle is the real star here, emotionally and dramatically.