Film Review – The 11th Hour

“The 11th Hour” is produced by Zentropa Entertainment, a Danish filmmaking company co-founded in 1992 by Lars Von Trier. Throughout their history, Zentropa has dedicated itself to becoming a European misery factory, churning out such pick-me-ups as “Antichrist,” “Brothers,” and “Dancer in the Dark.” They’re responsible for a few legitimate classics and a handful of absolute cinematic atrocities, but rarely do they play on the sunny side of the street. “The 11th Hour” is one of their bleakest endeavors, surveying struggles with miscarriages, human trafficking, drug addiction, and rape. Somehow, Kim Basinger found her way to the production, and while she’s strong here, it’s difficult for anything to register as more than simple provocation from a studio that has a template for this style of storytelling. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com