WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

christiancem If you're looking for a detailed documentary Gringo Tails is the way to go. It makes a person think about a tourist and if they are good or bad. It makes a person create an opinion of good stories or bad ones. This documentary makes you feel like your part of someone's story by making you feel like your actually there. The movie length could have been a little shorter by eliminating the unnecessary interviews. Overall it was a good documentary not too long but not too short.

madelineclarice Gringo Trails, directed by Pegi Vail, is a documentary about the effects tourism has on the environment when travelers do not respect their destinations. It addresses key concerns of the quickly growing industry and questions whether our environments can keep up with its pace. Travelers naively overlook the pollution, erosion, and overpopulation of countries that become massive tourist destinations. The film also recognizes that these destinations lose their authentic cultures when they are focused on providing for tourists. The question, "what happens when a destination becomes too popular?", is represented well when a backpacker in Thailand decides to explore where no one has gone before. The man is on the hunt for an experience that has not been tainted by common tourist traps, a completely natural environment. A local takes him to an island where tourists usually have no way of getting to, he meets the natives of the island and spends a good amount of time learning about their culture. When it is time for him to leave the locals urge him not to tell anyone about the island to preserve its natural environment, but word gets out about the island and its tourism blows up immediately. Now there is hardly any of the authentic culture left on the island, millions of people come to the beach every year, polluting and disrespecting the land. This is the case for many countries, because the tourism industry grows so fast there is not enough planning prior to the expansion. The moral of the film is that we should give back to the communities we travel to and educate ourselves on other cultures and environments to safely and efficiently develop tourism.

momaxwell-98003 The documentary "Gringo Trails" directed/produced by Pegi Vail offers insight into how the tourism industry has changed over the past 30 or so years. The film is very well made and shows viewers how tourism may be destroying the world. The documentary takes stories from a variety of different people and applies them to the different ways these stories have affected areas across the world. The story may be slow so you must pay attention. This film will make you respect and appreciate other cultures much more. I would recommend for others.

Jen Langan The film Gringo Trails allows the audience to see the real effects of tourism and a new perspective of the problems that it causes on both a local and global scale. It informs us of the evolving industry of tourism as well as the negative impacts that it has on the environment. This documentary shows the far off places of the Bolivian jungle, the beaches of Thailand, the deserts of Timbuktu, Mali, and Bhutan. These locations that were once hidden gems have been transformed over the years and turned it into an unauthentic experiences. Gringo Trails does an amazing job of pointing out that when visiting a foreign country, you are a 'guest' and should act as one.