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ESCAPE FIRE: THE FIGHT TO RESCUE AMERICAN HEALTHCAREMovie Reviews
Documentary about the American medical system and those who are trying to transform healthcare at the highest levels of medicine, industry, government, and the military. Cast:Don Berwick, Steven Nissen, Robert Yates, Shannon Brownlee, Andrew Weil, Dean Ornish, Steve Burd, Wendell Potter, David Fridovich, Wayne Jonas, Yvonne Osborn, Roy Litton, Dr. Erin MartinDirector:Susan Frömke, Matthew HeinemanRelease Date:October 5, 2012DVD Release:February 26, 2013From:Roadside AttractionsRating:PG-13Length:1 hr. 38 min.
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, Very Good Reviews (Doc) Key Cities
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare played in key cities to very good reviews. • Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "There's more money to be made in making people sick and healing them than in keeping them well in the first place.... makes this argument with stunning clarity." More Reviews Below...
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare Positive Reviews (14 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING(cg) "There's more money to be made in making people sick and healing them than in keeping them well in the first place.... makes this argument with stunning clarity."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 727 words, 10/05/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Arranged in a handful of clear, concise chapters... turns an unwieldy, Medusa-headed topic into a convincingly humane argument for change... hard-hitting..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 10/05/12
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...impassioned... well-intentioned and admirable in its aims, but overreaching and therefore lacking impact.... The film does serve as a useful introduction to a vital issue."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 115 words, 10/05/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "There's more money to be made in making people sick and healing them than in keeping them well in the first place.... makes this argument with stunning clarity."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 727 words, 10/05/12
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...speaks to its hot-button topic with a clarity and urgency that never strays into fear-mongering.... winds up feeling like only one half of a larger argument."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 10/03/12
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "...its righteousness wears you down... It's as if Heineman and Froemke think that we won't know where they stand unless they're telling us every five minutes."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 606 words, 10/05/12
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...earnest and well-made... That the movie largely sidesteps partisan politics will no doubt irk some viewers, but may just be its greatest strength."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 10/05/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...speaks to its hot-button topic with a clarity and urgency that never strays into fear-mongering.... winds up feeling like only one half of a larger argument."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 10/03/12
Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a condemnation of the US health system in general, like Michael Moore's 'Sicko,' sans the self-aggrandizing.... breaks down the problems into comprehensible issues..."(See all of Tom Meek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 145 words, 10/04/12
Cynthia Fuchs, Pop Matters: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...offers a wide range of stories, reports of frustration and efforts at resistance and also narratives of hope... the film is most effective when it is most intimate..."(See all of Cynthia Fuchs's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 939 words, 10/03/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Arranged in a handful of clear, concise chapters... turns an unwieldy, Medusa-headed topic into a convincingly humane argument for change... hard-hitting..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 10/05/12
Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...highly instructional... the film breaks down its massive subject into manageable, clear, but not simplified parts.... Personal stories dovetail with expert analysis..."(See all of Robert Koehler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 460 words, 01/26/12
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "Informative, thoughtful and impassioned... makes its arguments effectively via a well-organized combination of talking heads, facts, statistics and personal anecdotes."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 371 words, 10/05/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Arranged in a handful of clear, concise chapters... turns an unwieldy, Medusa-headed topic into a convincingly humane argument for change... hard-hitting..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 10/05/12
11.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare's reviews are separated by an average 11.1 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.
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare (14 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare's reviews cover 16.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,612 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 401 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare Coverage, Volume & Length (14 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 5 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare's reviews on average broke 5 days 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 Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare (14 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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