Deadline
Big Mouth Productions | Release Date: June 4, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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80
The Hollywood ReporterJames Greenberg
The film is an example of social activism at its best; it's not only enlightening, but it's an engrossing story that a smart television audience should embrace. Read full review
80
VarietyDennis Harvey
Potent docudocu by Katy Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson makes a strong case against capital punishment by pointing up the fallibility of the justice system, while offering an inspiring portrait of one politico who actually seems guided foremost by conscience. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A sober, even low-key documentary about how the American death penalty system is broken and probably can’t be fixed. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A prime example of advocacy journalism--a form often criticized but perfectly honorable. Most importantly, it gives you a chance to ruminate on some crucial questions of human error, justice and life-and-death. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleJonathan Curiel
There is no rage here or Michael Moore-like bluster. Instead, Deadline is a straightforward, compassionate look at a volatile subject. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
So potent, it could change the mind of even the most staunch defender of capital punishment. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
At 92 minutes this could hardly be considered a definitive statement, yet its combination of high drama and carefully articulated principle delivers quite a punch. Read full review
70
Village VoiceBen Kenigsberg
What Deadline lacks in heft it makes up for in common sense. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAnita Gates
Not as dynamic as it should be, given the punch of the story it tells, but it makes its points. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Rarely has the argument against the death penalty been made so articulately, or so poignantly. Read full review
60
Film ThreatStaff (Not credited)
Deadline contributes reason and passion to the ongoing debate about whether civilized nations should employ the ultimate punishment and how justly it is administered. Read full review
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