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Documentary about the dedicated efforts of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) team members to recover, identify and bring home the remains of WWII servicemen killed in action. Cast:Kelsey GrammerDirector:Steven C. BarberRelease Date:August 17, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:Vanillafire FilmLength:1 hr 4 min
Until They Are Home played in New York City and Los Angeles to fair reviews. • Robert Abele wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...has its heart in the right place, but its filmmaking is all over the map... Part infomercial for a worthy cause, part gripping History Channel-style clip job..." More Reviews Below...
Until They Are Home Positive Reviews (5 Reviews, reviews below)
Until They Are Home has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: MODERATE "Kelsey Grammer's refined narration supplies the appropriate sobriety, but the film is too intent on promoting the nobility of its cause to worry about engaging the uninitiated."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 08/31/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Amazing archival footage, narrated by Kelsey Grammer, puts us right there. Memories shared by servicemen and families help us feel the importance of the subject."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 86 words, 08/31/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...has its heart in the right place, but its filmmaking is all over the map... Part infomercial for a worthy cause, part gripping History Channel-style clip job..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 198 words, 08/31/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Until They Are Home has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (0 Reviews)
Until They Are Home has not been reviewed by Alternative/Indie
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: MODERATE "Kelsey Grammer's refined narration supplies the appropriate sobriety, but the film is too intent on promoting the nobility of its cause to worry about engaging the uninitiated."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 08/31/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...has its heart in the right place, but its filmmaking is all over the map... Part infomercial for a worthy cause, part gripping History Channel-style clip job..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 198 words, 08/31/12
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...vividly conveys the heartbreaking and frustrating efforts to bring the soldiers' remains to rest at home... Unfortunately, it doesn't do full justice to its subject matter..."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 299 words, 08/30/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...has its heart in the right place, but its filmmaking is all over the map... Part infomercial for a worthy cause, part gripping History Channel-style clip job..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 198 words, 08/31/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: MODERATE "Kelsey Grammer's refined narration supplies the appropriate sobriety, but the film is too intent on promoting the nobility of its cause to worry about engaging the uninitiated."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 08/31/12
7.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Until They Are Home's reviews are separated by an average 7.2 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.
Until They Are Home (5 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Until They Are Home's reviews cover 7.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 989 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 198 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Until They Are Home Coverage, Volume & Length (5 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 13 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Until They Are Home's reviews on average broke 13 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 Until They Are Home's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Until They Are Home (5 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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