Hackers selectively released a series of emails which gave the false impression that scientists had manipulated climate data, which was not the case.
[8] The drama "The Trick" struggles to balance explaining what happened in Climategate with hammering home an environmental message.
[9][10] One review said that The drama fails to effectively dramatize the complex issues around Climategate and turn it into compelling television.
[12] The Daily Telegraph's Anita Singh gave the film a rating of two out of five stars, concluding that the attempts to force the story to be a thriller fell flat.
[2] The New Scientist's Elle Hunt wrote that the film was lacking in action, but felt that the filmmakers deserved kudos nonetheless for tackling such an important story.