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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiAdvocacy documentaries simply don't get better or more compelling than this.
- 80Time Out LondonDave CalhounTime Out LondonDave CalhounBrand is a winning – cuddly even – bridge between his film’s ideology and the wider world.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe Emperor’s New Clothes is moderately effective agitprop.
- 60Village VoiceMeave GallagherVillage VoiceMeave GallagherIt can be hard to take someone so pleased with himself seriously, but amid his grandstanding, Brand does offer some solutions to problems many of us rightfully feel are intractable.
- 42The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayWhen a documentary feels obliged to spend a few minutes explaining what “300 years” means, it crosses the line from simple and straightforward to condescending.
- 38Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardIt's more about hyping Russell Brand as a constituent for the people than locating the means for sustained economic transformation.
- 38RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsWorse still: because The Emperor's New Clothes is often beholden to the whims of Brand (star of "Get Him to the Greek," and that tedious "Arthur" remake nobody saw), it too often feels like "Button-Pushing Encounters with Russell Brand."