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Documentary about the effects of Mexican President Felipe Calderon's 2006 decision to institute a military campaign against two warring drug cartels in Juarez. Cast:Howard Campbell, Charles Bowden, Molly Molloy.Director:Charlie MinnRelease Date:May 20, 2011DVD Release:April 3, 2012From:Independent PicturesLength:1 hr 30 min
APRIL 3, 2012
8 Murders a Day, Good (Not Great) Reviews (Doc) Limited
8 Murders a Day played in limited release to good not great reviews. • Elizabeth Weitzman wrote in the New York Daily News, "Though underdeveloped, Charlie Minn's passionate look at Mexico's saddest city is indisputably moving." • And Kerry Lengel wrote in the Arizona Republic, "Violence on this scale defies comprehension..." More Reviews Below...
8 Murders a Day Positive Reviews (6 Reviews, reviews below)
8 Murders a Day has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "Electrified by images of gore-drenched interiors and chaotic street massacres... portrays a city seething with official corruption, and a president and military in bed with drug lords.... a scattered but thought-provoking diatribe."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 295 words, 05/20/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Some subjects are so powerful, any platform that brings attention becomes noteworthy. Though underdeveloped, Charlie Minn's passionate look at Mexico's saddest city is indisputably moving."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 124 words, 05/20/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...disturbing... somewhat repetitive and not terribly well organized, [but] it shines an important light on what the filmmaker deems 'the greatest human rights disaster in the world today.' "(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 215 words, 01/06/12
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: WEAK(cg) "Director Charles Minn lays out - or, rather, hammers on - all the issues through a combination of grisly news footage, opinions by talking heads and an over-reliance on on-screen titles..."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 358 words, 04/06/12
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Violence on this scale defies comprehension, which is the real reason that the story of the current murder capital of the world remains so underreported in the American press."(See all of Kerry Lengel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 332 words, 02/24/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (0 Reviews)
8 Murders a Day has not been reviewed by Alternative/Indie
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "Electrified by images of gore-drenched interiors and chaotic street massacres... portrays a city seething with official corruption, and a president and military in bed with drug lords.... a scattered but thought-provoking diatribe."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 295 words, 05/20/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...disturbing... somewhat repetitive and not terribly well organized, [but] it shines an important light on what the filmmaker deems 'the greatest human rights disaster in the world today.' "(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 215 words, 01/06/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: WEAK "The mounting body count in Juarez, Mexico, which has skyrocketed since President Calderon declared war on the drug cartels, makes for a morbidly fascinating topic that receives regrettably clumsy treatment..."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 248 words, 06/06/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...disturbing... somewhat repetitive and not terribly well organized, [but] it shines an important light on what the filmmaker deems 'the greatest human rights disaster in the world today.' "(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 215 words, 01/06/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "Electrified by images of gore-drenched interiors and chaotic street massacres... portrays a city seething with official corruption, and a president and military in bed with drug lords.... a scattered but thought-provoking diatribe."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 295 words, 05/20/11
15.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
8 Murders a Day's reviews are separated by an average 15.9 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
8 Murders a Day (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:8 Murders a Day's reviews cover 9.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,572 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 262 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
8 Murders a Day Coverage, Volume & Length (6 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 78 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
8 Murders a Day's reviews on average broke 78 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is 8 Murders a Day's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
8 Murders a Day (6 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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