It's all a bit too pie-in-the-sky, but it's better to shoot for the stars than not shoot at all when it comes to changing the world.

| Aug 28, 2020

If the documentary 2040 were a book, it would be the CliffsNotes of environmentalism ... Although environmentalism is not an original topic for a documentary, it's told in a unique way in 2040.

| Jul 21, 2020

Voices the optimistic sentiment that by following good science there's still time to save the planet.

| Original Score: B- | Jun 18, 2020

There's great information here, presented with enough humor and creativity to keep it from being a dry, Powerpoint-style lecture.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 15, 2020

A thoughtful, charming documentary about the future we can have if we start working together to properly regulate the corporate forces that have brought our planet to the brink.

| Original Score: 3.5/5.0 | Jun 15, 2020

A dash of eco-optimism to counter global-warming doom and gloom. Gameau is an enormously engaging fact-based dreamer offering a much-needed mindset refresh and proactive actions we can engage in now.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 8, 2020

Has a simple premise: How can today's ideas and technologies be implemented now to make a better world in 2040? The answers are amazing.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 6, 2020

What 2040 offers is solutions-more than just pipe dreams, but real, practical solutions.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 6, 2020

The status quo is unsustainable, and Gameau illustrates that transformative change is not only necessary, but possible.

| Jun 6, 2020

Gameau places himself ... not only at the heart of the story, but embedded within composited images that illuminate his main points with humor, rather than despair.

| Jun 5, 2020

2040 points a practical, achievable path toward solutions, but its most important contribution is a sense that change is possible.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 5, 2020

The effect is admittedly as annoying as it is insightful, but the optimism of Gameau's approach is undeniably refreshing.

| Jun 5, 2020

Although 2040 can come across like a heavy-handed way of making its point, the film's heart and head are in the right place.

| Jun 4, 2020

Although the odds of implementing all these ideas might seem steep, "2040" is a rare climate documentary with an optimistic message.

| Jun 4, 2020

A self-declared exercise in 'fact-based dreaming' 2040 has a certain naive optimism but couldn't we all do with a dose of that right now?

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 13, 2019

Gameau is a charming-enough host, though lacks the gravitas of someone like David Attenborough. Still, a positive voice like his deserves to be heard.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 11, 2019

Often there is something likable and practical about what Gameau is proposing.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 7, 2019

Expect this uplifting and engaging documentary to become staple and popular classroom viewing over the next few years.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 15, 2019

2040 might just shift your world for the better.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 15, 2019

Even if you're a climate change denier, many of the ideas Gameau puts forward can be extremely beneficial in terms of pure economic value.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 17, 2019