‘A Statement’ Review: Just What We Need Right Now — Another Movie About Climate Change! But Tom McCarthy’s Historically Based Talkfest Reveals How Much We Knew in 1980

Tom McCarthy has directed 'A Statement,' a historically based film centered on the topic of climate change that is set in the year 1980.

Reviewers describe the movie as a talkfest that highlights the extent of knowledge surrounding climate issues as early as 1980, while noting that the project carries contradictory qualities, being described as simultaneously talky and flat, grabby and meandering, and impassioned yet neutral.

The film attempts to function as a firebrand docudrama, though critics question its target audience and overall execution, noting that while it sounds interesting on paper, its ultimate impact is mixed.