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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIf "Cocaine Cowboys" was an epic, ironic yarn of murder and madness and the building of a boomtown built largely on drug money, Square Groupers is a more rueful tale.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezCorben has done an impressive amount of journalistic research that will be of particular interest to South Florida audiences. Every time you think Miami couldn't possibly get any weirder, it does.
- 63New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoRelying heavily on old network newscasts, Corben introduces a collection of colorful characters who just want to get stoned.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceSquare Grouper's admirably backhanded inquiry into the social and economic costs of weed criminalization extends far beyond the wake-and-bake crowd.
- 40VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonThink of it as the cinematic equivalent of a buzz-kill.
- 40The New York TimesRachel SaltzThe New York TimesRachel SaltzThe film mixes period footage with visually unappealing contemporary interviews. If you're expecting voluble, outsize personalities with colorful war stories, you'll be disappointed.