--- title: "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power" critics_score: 63 critics_reviews: 24 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017): what the critics said Critics' score 63 from 24 reviews: 8 positive, 13 mixed, 3 negative. Most critics find the sequel useful and well-timed, but few think it matches the first film. The reviews lean mildly positive, with the majority settled in the middle. Praise clusters on the Paris climate conference section, particularly Gore’s lobbying for India’s support, which several reviewers call the most dramatic stretch. The footage of floods and storms, and the visits to communities already living with the damage, are repeatedly cited as the film’s most forceful material, along with Gore’s weary, visible commitment. The complaints cluster on Gore himself. Slant, The Ringer and The New Yorker argue the film spends so long admiring its subject that climate diplomacy and grassroots activists are crowded out, and The AV Club calls the tone close to hagiography. Others find it functional rather than cinematic, or feel its hopeful ending sits awkwardly after the American withdrawal from the Paris agreement. The spread is wide: the warmest notices come from the festival screenings, and the harshest find a film with too few new ideas. ## Variety — Owen Gleiberman Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 19 January 2017. Festival review. Gleiberman finds the sequel vital, impassioned, and newly urgent in the political climate. He praises its emotionally compelling portrait of Gore’s climate activism and the hopeful turn toward affordable renewable energy. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power-sundance-review-1201964069/) ## Los Angeles Times — Kenneth Turan Fi1m's normalised score 76/100 (inferred from the text). 27 July 2017. Turan finds the sequel involving and unexpectedly passionate, arguing that its message is more urgent than ever. He especially praises the scenes showing Gore’s efforts to secure India’s support for the Paris climate agreement. [Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-inconvenient-sequel-review-20170727-story.html) ## The Hollywood Reporter — THR Staff Fi1m's normalised score 72/100 (inferred from the text). 19 January 2017. Festival review. The critic finds the sequel fine and often hopeful, while noting it cannot match the original’s impact. They praise its vivid evidence of climate change and examples of renewable-energy progress, but fault its silence about Gore’s approach to Trump. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-power-review-966392/) ## Empire — Ian Freer Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 9 August 2017. Freer finds the sequel important and persuasive, though less urgent and gripping than its predecessor. He praises the Paris climate-conference section for its drama and Gore’s palpable commitment to change. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/incovenient-sequel-truth-power-review/) ## Vulture — Emily Yoshida Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 4 August 2017. Yoshida finds the film fascinating as a character study, though its upbeat, pat conclusion feels inadequate to the political moment. She especially praises the unglamorous scenes of Gore negotiating and organizing climate action. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/an-inconvenient-sequel-is-as-fascinating-as-it-is-depressing.html) ## Screen Daily — Anthony Kaufman Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 20 January 2017. Festival review. The accessible page identifies this as a Sundance review, but the critic’s verdict is unavailable. The paywall shell reveals no specific element singled out for praise or criticism. [Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power-sundance-review/5113970.article) ## The New York Times Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 27 July 2017. The page is blocked, so the critic’s verdict cannot be determined. Its praise or complaints are likewise unavailable from the page text. [Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/movies/an-inconvenient-sequel-review-al-gore.html) ## The AV Club — A.A. Dowd Rating C+. 25 July 2017. Dowd finds the sequel more cinematic but less useful than its predecessor, and says its inspirational outlook feels outdated after the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. He praises the immediacy of its footage of natural disasters, while criticizing its repeated celebration of Gore as close to hagiography. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/an-inconvenient-sequel-is-more-cinematic-but-less-usefu-1798191874) ## Little White Lies — Louise Busfield Rating 2/3/3. 15 August 2017. Busfield finds the film informative and thought-provoking, though only sporadically compelling. She praises its focus on people experiencing climate change and Gore’s energetic optimism. [Read the review](https://lwlies.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power) ## Radio Times — Damon Wise Rating 3/5. Wise finds the follow-up somewhat premature, with much of it recapping or updating the original film. He praises how it conveys the growing urgency of climate change and Gore’s efforts to train activists worldwide. [Read the review](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-3zd3h6/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power/) ## The Guardian — Jonathan Romney Rating 3/5. 20 August 2017. Romney finds the film a necessary and useful climate-change lesson, though strictly functional as cinema. He praises the added force of footage from environmental flashpoints, while noting the film oversimplifies India’s role in the Paris agreement. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/20/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power-review-al-gore) ## The i Paper — Matthew Turner Rating ★★★. 18 August 2017. Turner finds the sequel a sobering, effective account of climate-change progress threatened by Trump. He singles out its footage showing earlier predictions coming true and its stark presentation of the climate crisis. [Read the review](https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/inconvenient-sequel-review-trump-climate-change-85632) ## Time Out — Joshua Rothkopf Rating 3/5. 21 January 2017. Rothkopf finds the documentary less compelling than its central figure. He singles out Al Gore as vastly more interesting than the film surrounding him. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power) ## The New Yorker — Michelle Nijhuis Fi1m's normalised score 55/100 (inferred from the text). 29 July 2017. Nijhuis finds the film effective at turning climate disasters toward practical solutions, but says its focus on Al Gore leaves grassroots activism underrepresented. She praises the useful emphasis on solutions while noting that the film gives viewers little space to absorb grief or engage with change at the local level. [Read the review](https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/whats-missing-from-an-inconvenient-sequel-al-gores-new-climate-change-documentary) ## Slant Magazine — Derek Smith Rating 2/4. 27 July 2017. The review finds the film forceful on climate change but weakened by its focus on Al Gore. It praises the moments that confront the complexity of climate solutions, while criticizing the film’s excessive adulation of Gore. [Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power/) ## Evening Standard — Guy Lodge Rating 2/5. 15 November 2017. Lodge finds the film’s climate-change message vigorously on point but says it is not much of a movie. He praises Gore’s charisma and concern while criticizing the repetitive, ungalvanizing structure. [Read the review](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power-review-vigorously-on-point-but-not-much-of-a-movie-a3682461.html) ## Collider — Adam Chitwood Rating B+. 20 January 2017. Festival review. Chitwood finds the sequel a more personal and effective follow-up, despite a slow start and occasional lack of focus. He praises the film’s intimate portrait of Gore’s passion and its vivid visits to communities affected by climate change. [Read the review](https://collider.com/an-inconvenient-sequel-review/) ## Deadline — Pete Hammond Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 28 July 2017. Hammond finds the sequel rich, human, and more urgent while still offering surprising optimism. He particularly praises the Paris sequences, including Gore’s role in securing India’s support for the climate accord. [Read the review](https://deadline.com/2017/07/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power-review-al-gore-video-1202138392/) ## /Film — Peter Sciretta Rating 7.5/10. 20 January 2017. Festival review. Sciretta finds the sequel depressing and less focused than its predecessor, but more personal and emotionally affecting. He singles out its depiction of climate change’s human consequences as its most powerful element. [Read the review](https://www.slashfilm.com/548831/an-inconvenient-sequel-review/) ## Consequence — Dominick Suzanne-Mayer Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 24 July 2017. Festival review. The review finds the documentary persuasive and often effective, though less focused when it turns to the Paris climate conference. It especially praises the poignancy of Gore’s weary commitment to the climate-change fight. [Read the review](https://consequence.net/2017/07/film-review-an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power/) ## NME Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). The review finds the documentary compelling and relevant, though its ending is gloomy and its message risks arriving too late. It praises Al Gore’s commitment and the film’s evidence of progress in renewable energy. [Read the review](https://www.nme.com/reviews/an-inconvenient-sequel-al-gore-film-review-2123489) ## The Wrap Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 26 July 2017. The critic finds the documentary urgent and powerful, but says it gives too much attention to Al Gore and too little to the planet. The film’s visits to communities facing climate change and its account of renewable-energy efforts are singled out as fascinating, terrifying, and inspiring. [Read the review](https://www.thewrap.com/an-inconvenient-sequel-review-al-gore-truth-to-power/) ## The Ringer — K. Austin Collins Fi1m's normalised score 35/100 (inferred from the text). 1 August 2017. Collins finds the documentary too focused on promoting Al Gore’s leadership to meaningfully explore climate diplomacy or the people affected by climate change. He praises its occasional insight into the diplomatic process, while wishing it observed more and declared less. [Read the review](https://www.theringer.com/2017/08/01/movies/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-al-gore-documentary-review-3e1ee63d25bb) ## HeyUGuys Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). Festival review. The critic finds the sequel poorly executed and diluted by political commentary, with few new ideas. They single out the explanation of Georgetown’s renewable-energy transition as a strong scene, though they feel it too is undercut by condescension. [Read the review](https://www.heyuguys.com/an-inconvenient-sequel-review/) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power.md