“Soylent Green is Edward G. Robinson’s movie. As a man who remembers the wonders of civilization before it died, he is witty, cultivated and endlessly appealing.” – Alan R. Howard, Hollywood Reporter

“Good, solid stuff, assembled efficiently enough to be pretty persuasive.” – Geoff Andrew, Time Out

“Thanks to Phil Hartman’s riotous Saturday Night Live impersonation of Charlton Heston’s hysterical detective from Soylent Green, people who’ve never seen Richard Fleischer’s film know its surprise ending.” – Nick Schager, Slant Magazine