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Drama about a successful businessman who returns to his hometown of Damascus to look for his daughter, who has disappeared, while tracing his mysterious past. Cast:Alexander Siddig, Joshua Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Oded Fehr, Saad Siddiqui, Fadia Nadda, Bonnie Lee Bouman, Jay AnsteyDirector:Ruba NaddaRelease Date:February 22, 2013DVD Release:July 2, 2013From:IFCLength:1 hr 30 min
Inescapable (2013) played in New York City and Los Angeles to weak reviews. • Jordan Mintzer wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "For those viewers who can suspend their disbelief enough to accept Marisa Tomei playing a native Syrian woman, the film may be just about palatable... contrived..." More Reviews Below...
James Rocchi, MSN Movies: WEAK(cg) "A lower-budget, higher-fiber riff on Liam Neeson's 'Taken'... it's too bad that Ruba Nadda's film's action and thrills aren't taken far enough to make a real impression."(See all of James Rocchi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 593 words, 02/21/13
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...a Canadian nonthriller that plays like a heavily sedated hybrid of 'Taken' and 'Not Without My Daughter'.... Plagued by clunky action sequences and a porous plot..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 257 words, 02/22/13
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "Muddled and inert despite the best intentions... inescapably dull... Marisa Tomei cameos as Fatima, Adib's Syrian ex-love, in an odd performance..."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 129 words, 02/22/13
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...disappointing.... Some mystery is fine. A morass is quite another matter... the movie is almost unfathomable, with so little interior logic..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 563 words, 02/22/13
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "The plot unfolds at a nice clip, but at no point does Ruba Nadda evade expectations.... Alexander Siddig glides through his paces with aplomb."(See all of Farran Smith Nehme's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 252 words, 02/22/13
Pete Vonder Haar, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "There's a lot going on here -- love story, kidnapping mystery, political thriller -- but Ruba Nadda never gets the ingredients to gel completely.... it's unremarkable."(See all of Pete Vonder Haar's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 237 words, 02/20/13
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Inescapable (2013) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Pete Vonder Haar, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "There's a lot going on here -- love story, kidnapping mystery, political thriller -- but Ruba Nadda never gets the ingredients to gel completely.... it's unremarkable."(See all of Pete Vonder Haar's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 237 words, 02/20/13
Sam Adams, AV Club: GOOD(cg) "...rebuts some of 'Taken's' macho paranoia while reveling in its brawny brainlessness. It's a deeply confused movie, sometimes productively so."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 390 words, 02/21/13
Chuck Bowen, Slant: POOR(cg) "...spins its wheels for almost an hour until collapsing under the weight of exposition that renders the mystery nearly besides the point."(See all of Chuck Bowen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 433 words, 02/18/13
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...a Canadian nonthriller that plays like a heavily sedated hybrid of 'Taken' and 'Not Without My Daughter'.... Plagued by clunky action sequences and a porous plot..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 257 words, 02/22/13
Ella Taylor, NPR: FAIR "...feverish... this is Nadda's first foray into thriller territory... her inexperience shows in awkwardly mounted fight scenes and clumsy car chases..."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 598 words, 02/21/13
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...disappointing.... Some mystery is fine. A morass is quite another matter... the movie is almost unfathomable, with so little interior logic..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 563 words, 02/22/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Alissa Simon, Variety: POOR "...heavy-handed, shrilly melodramatic... reps a misfire on every level.... thinking about the gaps in logic is far more entertaining than the film itself."(See all of Alissa Simon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 468 words, 09/11/12
Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "For those viewers who can suspend their disbelief enough to accept Marisa Tomei playing a native Syrian woman, the film may be just about palatable... contrived..."(See all of Jordan Mintzer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 385 words, 09/11/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...disappointing.... Some mystery is fine. A morass is quite another matter... the movie is almost unfathomable, with so little interior logic..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 563 words, 02/22/13
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...a Canadian nonthriller that plays like a heavily sedated hybrid of 'Taken' and 'Not Without My Daughter'.... Plagued by clunky action sequences and a porous plot..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 257 words, 02/22/13
15.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Inescapable (2013)'s reviews are separated by an average 15.2 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:Inescapable (2013)'s reviews cover 16.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,542 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 378 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 10 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Inescapable (2013)'s reviews on average broke 10 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 Inescapable (2013)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Inescapable (2013) (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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