Relatable 'No Impact Man' shows the effects on a family of adhering to a strict eco-friendly lifestyle.
di Betsy Sharkey The Los Angeles Times
Finally an environmental advocacy film for those of us who have the best of intentions but a weakness for Peet's espressos, takeout dinners and an occasional Marc Jacobs sale, to say nothing of a dependence on toilet paper, television, elevators and that SUV in the driveway.
Wading right into the muck of our most basic consumption addictions with an armload of facts and a terrific sense of irony is "No Impact Man," with filmmakers Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein following activist writer Colin Beavan through a year as he tries to answer the question nagging his guilty liberal soul, "What if I tried not to hurt the environment? Is it possible? Is it comfortable?"
Although the title would suggest this is one man's journey, as Beavan's wife, Business Week journalist Michelle Conlin points out as she ruefully sorts through her designer duds, deciding which she'll bequeath to the local thrift store, it's about the whole family trying zero on for size. [...]
di Betsy Sharkey, articolo completo (4098 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 11 settembre 2009
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