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LIVING IN EMERGENCY: STORIES OF DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERSMovie Reviews
Documentary about four western doctors working in the Congo and Liberia for the French organization Doctors Without Borders. Cast:Chris Brasher, Davinder Gill, Tom Krueger, Chiara LeporaDirector:Mark HopkinsRelease Date:June 4, 2010DVD Release:December 1, 2010From:Truly IndieLength:1 hr 33 min
DECEMBER 1, 2010
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders, Very Good Reviews (Doc) Key Cities
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders played in key cities to very good reviews. • Bill Stamets wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "...impressive... works as a visceral seminar on medical justice." • And Walter Addiego wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "...sobering, in part because it powerfully conveys that, despite the group's heroic efforts, its impact is 'a drop in a sea of oceans.' " More Reviews Below...
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders Positive Reviews (16 Reviews, reviews below)
Claudia Puig, USA Today: OUTSTANDING(cg) "A fascinating window into the seldom-portrayed and less-than-glamorous side of humanitarian aid work. It explores a world that is fraught with risk and dilemmas..."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 07/01/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...the need around the world is so enormous and overwhelming that the efforts of the doctors in this sobering film seem both vitally necessary and woefully inadequate."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 786 words, 06/04/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "Expertly crafted... reveals the characters of four intelligent, reflective and wholly engaging individuals.... dynamic, informal and observant..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 233 words, 06/04/10
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...more suited to PBS than to the big screen. In any event, be warned that there are numerous graphic scenes in the operating room."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 175 words, 06/04/10
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...impressive... Filmmaker Mark N. Hopkins presents four caring, courageous healers who reflect as deeply on their motives as their impact."(See all of Bill Stamets's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 250 words, 06/18/10
Rachel Saslow, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "By the end of the film, the overwhelming urge is to send gobs of money to the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization so that it can help more people."(See all of Rachel Saslow's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 505 words, 06/04/10
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "...can be frustrating in the stories it chooses to tell... But the film is nonetheless gripping, sobering, inspiring stuff."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 360 words, 06/04/10
Lucy Barber, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Medecins Sans Frontieres is the last line of defense for these countries and, in a very different way, for the doctors who go there."(See all of Lucy Barber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 412 words, 06/04/10
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...it doesn't provide perspective.... The film confirms it's hard to do brain surgery on a battlefield. But it doesn't take a brain surgeon to think it could go deeper."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 06/11/10
Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD(cg) "...sobering... There's a bit of a gore factor here, obviously, but this is mostly a movie about brave people trying to hang on to their hearts while saving others."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 374 words, 06/18/10
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "You're left in the position of one exhausted doctor who asks: how can you not do something when you know so much needs to be done?"(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 160 words, 06/03/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: VERY GOOD "The camera is unsparing. Not only does it show graphic surgeries but it keeps rolling while doctors displace their anger at the world on one another."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 446 words, 06/04/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...the need around the world is so enormous and overwhelming that the efforts of the doctors in this sobering film seem both vitally necessary and woefully inadequate."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 786 words, 06/04/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "Expertly crafted... reveals the characters of four intelligent, reflective and wholly engaging individuals.... dynamic, informal and observant..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 233 words, 06/04/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "What distinguishes Hopkins' film is its immersion in the day-to-day pileup of impossible decisions that make any success fleeting and every mistake haunting."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 649 words, 06/01/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "Expertly crafted... reveals the characters of four intelligent, reflective and wholly engaging individuals.... dynamic, informal and observant..."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 233 words, 06/04/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...the need around the world is so enormous and overwhelming that the efforts of the doctors in this sobering film seem both vitally necessary and woefully inadequate."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 786 words, 06/04/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: VERY GOOD "The camera is unsparing. Not only does it show graphic surgeries but it keeps rolling while doctors displace their anger at the world on one another."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 446 words, 06/04/10
12.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders's reviews are separated by an average 12.8 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:Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders's reviews cover 21.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,723 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 358 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders Coverage, Volume & Length (16 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 6 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders's reviews on average broke 6 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 Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (16 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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