Deadline 2012

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Too lifeless for Lifetime and too inept to do justice to its source material... Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Has all the dramatic punch of a community theater production. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The plot, in short, is underwhelming. It merely follows the reporters as the screenplay serves them the solution to their case on a silver platter. Read more

John Anderson, Variety: Although helmer Curt Hahn champions the causes of racial justice and crusading journalism, he can't seem to find a tone that's consistent or that befits the gravity of his subject matter. Read more

Ernest Hardy, Village Voice: The fact that real-life deadly racial animus in America is often cartoonish in its manifestation doesn't excuse Deadline's cliche-ridden characterizations of bigotry. Read more