Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes (2014)

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80%

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Reviews Counted: 5

Fresh: 4

Rotten: 1

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Movie Info

PAY 2 PLAY follows filmmaker John Ennis' quest to find a way out from under the Pay 2 Play System, where Politicians reward their donors with even larger sums from the public treasury -- through contracts, tax cuts, and deregulation. Along the way, he journeys through high drama on the Ohio campaign trail, uncovers the secret history of the game Monopoly, and explores the underworld of L.A. street art on a humorous odyssey that reveals how much of a difference one person can make. PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes is the layman's guidebook to taking back our democracy. (C) Official Site

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Comedy, Documentary, Special Interest
Directed By:

John Ennis
Written By:

John Ennis
In Theaters:

Sep 5, 2014 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Dec 1, 2014
Box Office:

$9,405
Runtime:

87 minutes
Studio:

Shoot First Inc

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Cast

Robert Reich

Noam Chomsky

Jack Abramoff

John Nicols

Lawrence Lessig

Jerry Springer

Thom Hartmann

Van Jones

Marge Baker

Mark Crispin Miller

Brad Friedman

Jason Leopold

Lee Fang

Jessica Levinson

Rashad Robinson

Bob Edgar

Kathay Feng

Robert Weissman

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Critic Reviews for Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1)

For an advocacy agitprop, the film has researched, sourced and interviewed exhaustively.

December 23, 2014 | Full Review…

Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

Ennis is an optimist at heart, and his belief that one person can make a difference is infectious, if naive.

September 11, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Top Critic

Serves as a primer, and as a wake up call for those unfamiliar with the Citizen's United decision, gerrymandering, vote suppression, ALEC, the Koch Brothers, and the many other ways money corrupts politics.

January 1, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

Sometimes watching "Pay 2 Play" is like playing "Monopoly" with a six-year-old; they're into the game for a while, but then their mind wanders away to focus on the cat or that they really want some ice cream.

October 1, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Rob Thomas

Madison Movie

Persuasive and frightening. It's much more illuminating and thorough than Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story.

September 13, 2014 | Rating: 8.25/10 | Full Review…