"Climate Hustle" is the worst "documentary" I've ever seen. It's an intellectually dishonest piece of political propaganda with awful production value, unconvincing arguments, and a clear right-wing bias. Regardless of your political beliefs, it goes without saying that a documentary should be informative and as truthful as possible. It should include a range of viewpoints that accurately represent both sides of an issue. But "Climate Hustle" - which was funded by the conservative advocacy group CFACT - is completely one-sided. The climate denialists are portrayed positively, while environmentalists are attacked as either crackpots or liberal elitists involved in a conspiracy to manipulate the American people. The interviews included in the film are heavily edited, clearly done in order to match the filmmaker's conservative political agenda.
The movie's attempts to discredit widely accepted climate science fall flat on their face, as no evidence is presented to back up the filmmakers' claims. At times, "Climate Hustle" comes across as a parody of climate denialism: the filmmakers argue that climate change is a hoax because Thomas Jefferson once wrote a letter describing a hot summer in 18th century Virginia and in the modern day Obama's climate adviser refused to answer a bizarre question about giving his daughter a sled as a present. This movie appeals to neither side of the climate debate: liberals won't be convinced by this movie's ridiculous arguments while conservatives will scoff at its childish representation of their point of view. And as a movie, "Climate Hustle" even fails as entertainment. Its obviously fake green screen effects and cheap title cards look like a high school student film, not a proper documentary that played in theaters. Regardless of your political beliefs, "Climate Hustle" is a terrible movie that is neither informative or entertaining. 1/10.
The movie's attempts to discredit widely accepted climate science fall flat on their face, as no evidence is presented to back up the filmmakers' claims. At times, "Climate Hustle" comes across as a parody of climate denialism: the filmmakers argue that climate change is a hoax because Thomas Jefferson once wrote a letter describing a hot summer in 18th century Virginia and in the modern day Obama's climate adviser refused to answer a bizarre question about giving his daughter a sled as a present. This movie appeals to neither side of the climate debate: liberals won't be convinced by this movie's ridiculous arguments while conservatives will scoff at its childish representation of their point of view. And as a movie, "Climate Hustle" even fails as entertainment. Its obviously fake green screen effects and cheap title cards look like a high school student film, not a proper documentary that played in theaters. Regardless of your political beliefs, "Climate Hustle" is a terrible movie that is neither informative or entertaining. 1/10.