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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWhen we speak of "American health care," we should in fact be calling it "American sickness care." There's more money to be made in making people sick and healing them than in keeping them well in the first place. The documentary Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare makes this argument with stunning clarity.
- 83The PlaylistKatie WalshThe PlaylistKatie WalshUltimately, while 'Escape Fire' proposes numerous options for changing the system-- getting Medicare to cover healthy lifestyle counseling programs, incentivizing doctors to spend time with patients, and patients to empower their own health-- the one that is most poignant is that people should spend the time to take care of each other.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranCogent, convincing, determinedly non-ideological, Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare tells us that everything we think we know about that incendiary topic might be wrong. And it offers us a way out of the morass.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoThat the movie largely sidesteps partisan politics will no doubt irk some viewers, but may just be its greatest strength.
- 70VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerLacking the outrage and wit of Michael Moore's "Sicko," which dealt with the different matter of health insurance, this documentary is stronger on finding viable solutions.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAdvocating freedom from a system that "doesn't want you to die and doesn't want you to get well," this hard-hitting film leaves us finally more hopeful than despairing.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe bottom line: The impact of this forceful indictment of our healthcare system is lessened by the sheer ubiquity of similarly-themed documentaries.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThis impassioned documentary is well-intentioned and admirable in its aims, but overreaching and therefore lacking impact.
- 50Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerEscape Fire winds up feeling like only one half of a larger argument.
- 50Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisThe whole thing ends with an urgent plea to visit the movie's site, which is partially devoted to The Issues, which involve such topics as "overmedication," "overtreatment," and "reimbursement."