FORCE OF NATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKI MOVIEMovie Reviews
Story: Documentary about the major social, political and scientific milestones of scientist David Suzuki's life. Cast:David SuzukiDirector:Sturla GunnarssonOpened:December 2, 2011On DVD:February 14, 2012From:Shadow DistributionLength:1 hr. 33 min.
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, Good Reviews (Doc) Limited
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie played in limited release to good reviews. • Glenn Sumi wrote in Toronto Now, "...a flattering portrait of the veteran scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.... smart, fascinating and articulate, even without dissenting opinions." • And Frank Scheck called the film in the Hollywood Reporter, "...a warmer, fuzzier 'An Inconvenient Truth'..." More Reviews Below...
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie Positive Reviews (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...constructed around a speech that its Japanese-Canadian subject calls his 'legacy lecture'.... Dr. Suzuki's upbeat tone is the spoonful of sugar that makes the bitter medicine go down."(Read the full review...) 437 words, 12/02/11
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: MODERATE(cg) "...provides some diverting information by way of David Suzuki's background and upbringing... a lavish, lovely and rather earnestly dull tribute of a movie."(Read the full review...) 582 words, 09/30/10
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a combination of biography and filmed lecture.... Sturla Gunnarsson doesn't bring much new to the form beyond a welcome unobtrusiveness and a few fleeting moments of visual elegance."(Read the full review...) 223 words, 11/30/11
Guy Dixon, Toronto Globe & Mail: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Suzuki delivers the most convincing and fascinating argument yet heard on every person's right to a clean Earth. It's a speech easily on par with the greatest orations of the last 50 years."(Read the full review...) 593 words, 10/01/10
Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a flattering portrait of the veteran scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.... smart, fascinating and articulate, even without dissenting opinions."(Read the full review...) 194 words, 09/30/10
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
John Hartl, Seattle Times: MODERATE(cg) "...the lecture can sometimes sound like a series of slogans. That doesn't mean the message isn't valid, but much of it feels familiar and unnecessarily predigested."(Read the full review...) 215 words, 04/20/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a combination of biography and filmed lecture.... Sturla Gunnarsson doesn't bring much new to the form beyond a welcome unobtrusiveness and a few fleeting moments of visual elegance."(Read the full review...) 223 words, 11/30/11
Kalvin Henely, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...all of the material presented here is readily available elsewhere... for Suzuki this is clearly just a victory lap, one in which he can proudly and cheerfully recount his achievements while the film pats him on the back."(Read the full review...) 551 words, 11/28/11
Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a flattering portrait of the veteran scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.... smart, fascinating and articulate, even without dissenting opinions."(Read the full review...) 194 words, 09/30/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...constructed around a speech that its Japanese-Canadian subject calls his 'legacy lecture'.... Dr. Suzuki's upbeat tone is the spoonful of sugar that makes the bitter medicine go down."(Read the full review...) 437 words, 12/02/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Alissa Simon, Daily Variety: GOOD "Although Suzuki's message that humans have exhausted the resources of the biosphere and need to rethink their relationship with the natural world may be a familiar one, it bears repeating."(Read the full review...) 595 words, 09/19/10
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...a warmer, fuzzier 'An Inconvenient Truth'... provides a welcome humanistic element to go along with its cautionary arguments about our endangered relationship with the natural world."(Read the full review...) 308 words, 11/30/11
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: MODERATE(cg) "US viewers not familiar with Suzuki's work need more background information than this documentary has to offer.... feels wholly tired."(Read the full review...) 470 words, 12/02/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...constructed around a speech that its Japanese-Canadian subject calls his 'legacy lecture'.... Dr. Suzuki's upbeat tone is the spoonful of sugar that makes the bitter medicine go down."(Read the full review...) 437 words, 12/02/11
17.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie's reviews are separated by an average 17.2 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.
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Coverage:Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie's reviews cover 8.3% of potential readers (average is 68.2%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,168 words involume (average is 19,979 words). Length:The film's reviews average 417 words in length (the norm is 512 words).
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie Coverage, Volume & Length (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 111 Days Before Release (Norm is 0.2 Release)
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie's reviews on average broke 111 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 0.2 hours after. 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 Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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