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ECHELON CONSPIRACYMovie Reviews
Action thriller about a young engineer who flies to Bangkok for an ordinary security installation job and ends up having to track down his would-be assassins. Cast:Shane West, Ving Rhames, Jonathan Pryce, Tamara Feldman, Martin SheenDirector:Greg MarcksRelease Date:February 27, 2009DVD Release:July 21, 2009From:After Dark FilmsRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 45 min
Echelon Conspiracy played in limited release to poor reviews. • Joel Brown wrote in the Boston Globe, "...combines a righteous message about out-of-control government surveillance with the old computer-gone-haywire plot to make - well, not very much... Tick, tick... yawn." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...its Big Brother, Bush-era political hand-wringing already seems like yesterday's news.... All 'Echelon' can offer is some wobbly action and views of Red Square."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 311 words, 03/02/09
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...the screenplay's blind trowelling of action clichés ('You try to run and I will hunt you down!') seems like the work of Final Draft operating on its own."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 03/04/09
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Joel Brown, Boston Globe: POOR(cg) "...combines a righteous message about out-of-control government surveillance with the old computer-gone-haywire plot to make - well, not very much... Tick, tick... yawn."(See all of Joel Brown's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 352 words, 03/02/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...the screenplay's blind trowelling of action clichés ('You try to run and I will hunt you down!') seems like the work of Final Draft operating on its own."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 03/04/09
Jason O'Bryan, Boston Phoenix: POOR(cg) "The plot is so riddled with holes that to single out one would be a disservice to the others; the climax might just be the worst in modern American film."(See all of Jason O'Bryan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 136 words, 03/05/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...its Big Brother, Bush-era political hand-wringing already seems like yesterday's news.... All 'Echelon' can offer is some wobbly action and views of Red Square."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 311 words, 03/02/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: WEAK "Greg Marcks does his level best to keep everything moving faster than the speed of thought, so auds will have little time or inclination to note gaping plot holes and inconsistencies of character."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 692 words, 03/02/09
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...its Big Brother, Bush-era political hand-wringing already seems like yesterday's news.... All 'Echelon' can offer is some wobbly action and views of Red Square."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 311 words, 03/02/09
4.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Echelon Conspiracy's reviews are separated by an average 4.6 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.
Echelon Conspiracy (7 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Echelon Conspiracy's reviews cover 7.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,143 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 306 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 5 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Echelon Conspiracy's reviews on average broke 5 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 Echelon Conspiracy's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Echelon Conspiracy (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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