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DEADLINE (2012)Movie Reviews
Drama about a reporter investigating the 20-year-old unsolved murder of an African American teenager in rural Alabama. Cast:Steve Talley, Eric Roberts, D'Army Bailey, Jeremy Childs, Tommy Cresswell, David Dwyer, Maisha Dyson, Anna Felix, Lauren JenkinsDirector:Curt HahnRelease Date:April 13, 2012DVD Release:September 11, 2012From:Independent PicturesRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 35 min
Deadline (2012) played in limited release to poor reviews. • Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in the New York Times, "Too lifeless for Lifetime and too inept... Without Eric Roberts and his grinning insouciance, this well-meaning mess would have no heartbeat at all." • And Ed Gonzalez wrote for Slant, "Justice will be served, and predictably so." More Reviews Below...
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: MODERATE(cg) "Mark Ethridge stretches his story with perfunctory subplots about the offended fiancee, the bullheaded publisher, the reporter's dying father..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 598 words, 04/13/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "Too lifeless for Lifetime and too inept... Without Eric Roberts and his grinning insouciance, this well-meaning mess would have no heartbeat at all."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 04/13/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...has all the dramatic punch of a community theater production. Plodding, predictable, amateurishly staged and with wild swings in acting quality..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 04/13/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: MODERATE(cg) "Mark Ethridge stretches his story with perfunctory subplots about the offended fiancee, the bullheaded publisher, the reporter's dying father..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 598 words, 04/13/12
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "The fact that real-life deadly racial animus in America is often cartoonish in its manifestation doesn't excuse the film's cliché-ridden characterizations of bigotry."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 04/11/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times: MODERATE(cg) "...nothing special; rudimentary production values, predictable drama and forced performances, except for an entertaining country ham turn by B-movie king Roberts."(See all of Steve Persall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 246 words, 03/13/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "The fact that real-life deadly racial animus in America is often cartoonish in its manifestation doesn't excuse the film's cliché-ridden characterizations of bigotry."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 04/11/12
Ed Gonzalez, Slant: POOR(cg) "Justice will be served, and predictably so.... By the end of it, you'll be crying uncle -- or wish you were watching 'The Help' instead. At least that was a more artful lie."(See all of Ed Gonzalez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 462 words, 04/08/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "Too lifeless for Lifetime and too inept... Without Eric Roberts and his grinning insouciance, this well-meaning mess would have no heartbeat at all."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 04/13/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...has all the dramatic punch of a community theater production. Plodding, predictable, amateurishly staged and with wild swings in acting quality..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 04/13/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: WEAK "...a routine whodunit... Black characters are either sober or indignant; white characters are played for low comedy. It doesn't add up -- not to much, anyway."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 584 words, 04/11/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...has all the dramatic punch of a community theater production. Plodding, predictable, amateurishly staged and with wild swings in acting quality..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 04/13/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "Too lifeless for Lifetime and too inept... Without Eric Roberts and his grinning insouciance, this well-meaning mess would have no heartbeat at all."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 04/13/12
17.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Deadline (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 17.1 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.
Deadline (2012) (8 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Deadline (2012)'s reviews cover 10.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,860 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 358 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 42.5 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Deadline (2012)'s reviews on average broke 42.5 hours before 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 Deadline (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Deadline (2012) (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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