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ROBERT BLECKER WANTS ME DEADMovie Reviews
Documentary about one of the country's most impassioned crusaders for capital punishment and a self-described 'emotive retributivist.'. Cast:Robert Blecker, Daryl HoltonDirector:Ted SchillingerRelease Date:February 27, 2009DVD Release: TBD From:Atlas Media CorpLength:1 hr 34 min
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead, Good (Not Great) Reviews, Mixed (Doc) Limited
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead played in limited release to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Tricia Olszewski wrote in the Washington City Paper, "A 94-minute debate about the death penalty may not sound like the most captivating cinema, but anyone who's gotten jazzed by a lively philosophy class (hello?) should find this fascinating." More Reviews Below...
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Nathan Lee, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...goes to the heart of the death penalty debate.... As for the filmmaker, Mr. Schillinger remains neutral to a fault. His documentary, while compelling, can also be frustrating."(See all of Nathan Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 02/27/09
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "Just as its subject likes to hear himself talk, this cheap-looking doc gives him lots of air.... the movie finds Blecker much more shocking than he truly is."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 131 words, 02/27/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...thoughtful if dry... Blecker comes across as an arrogant fool who thinks he has the power to decide who should live and who should die."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 279 words, 02/27/09
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Watching someone have their moral certainty evaporate is a powerful thing -- and more than adequate compensation for the film's technical flaws."(See all of Vadim Rizov's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 02/25/09
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Hank Stuever, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a documentary about the vast amount of wiggle room between being for the death penalty and being against it... a portrait of two men's utter loneliness in their thoughts."(See all of Hank Stuever's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 754 words, 03/13/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Watching someone have their moral certainty evaporate is a powerful thing -- and more than adequate compensation for the film's technical flaws."(See all of Vadim Rizov's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 02/25/09
Tricia Olszewski, Washington City Paper: EXCELLENT "A 94-minute debate about the death penalty may not sound like the most captivating cinema, but anyone who's gotten jazzed by a lively philosophy class (hello?) should find this fascinating."(See all of Tricia Olszewski's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 416 words, 03/12/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Nathan Lee, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...goes to the heart of the death penalty debate.... As for the filmmaker, Mr. Schillinger remains neutral to a fault. His documentary, while compelling, can also be frustrating."(See all of Nathan Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 02/27/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...assumes enough bizarre twists to lay bare the myriad contradictions and prejudices underlying Blecker's Gilbert & Sullivan-ish campaign to make the punishment fit the crime."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 237 words, 02/23/09
Nathan Lee, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...goes to the heart of the death penalty debate.... As for the filmmaker, Mr. Schillinger remains neutral to a fault. His documentary, while compelling, can also be frustrating."(See all of Nathan Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 02/27/09
19.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead's reviews are separated by an average 19.4 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:Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead's reviews cover 8.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,313 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 330 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 47.5 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead's reviews on average broke 47.5 hours 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 Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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