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The Big Fix

Play trailer Poster for The Big Fix Released Nov 11, 2011 1h 48m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell examine the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Stephen Holden New York Times If the film's conspiratorial viewpoint makes sense and is probably accurate, its final judgment is so gloomy that your impulse is to throw up your hands and despair. Rated: 3/5 Dec 1, 2011 Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Though the Tickells' unabashedly partial, first-person approach is a liability, they present so much damning evidence that their case is - one hopes - impossible to ignore. Rated: 3/5 Dec 1, 2011 Full Review Andrew Schenker Time Out More a summarizing project than an act of investigative journalism or a revelatory indictment. Rated: 3/5 Nov 29, 2011 Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews A convincing case is made that the government and the corporations it serves are worse than the mafia. A deeply radical film that makes you understand why young people risked pepper-spraying to build the Occupy Wall Street movement. Dec 5, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Great film. This is how the oil industry and the government will act if they have oil near you. They spent more time handling the media and hiding the spill than actually cleaning up their mess. If you care about the environment at all them you should watch this film. At the very least this is a good resource as to what to watch for if there is a environmental disaster near you. Watch, record, broadcast. Ty to the film makers for their hard work and the risks to their own personal health in getting this info to the public. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member We're all products of an environment. The Big Fix is a documentary filmed by a Louisiana film maker about the state of the Gulf of Mexico in his home state. He tells the tale of the history of big oil in Louisiana and the evolution of the industry to the corrupt, conniving, and thieving industry it is now. "His last words were, don't let me die, I've got so much to do." Joshua Tickell, director of Fields of Fuel, Fuel, Freedom, Pump, and the upcoming Good Fortune, delivers Big Fix. The storyline for this documentary is entertaining but fairly straightforward in terms of how they covered the topic. The film does a good job of making the story current and depicting the evolution of the industry, but I wouldn't say there is anything surprising in this film. "They then thought they could purchase a branch of the military." I came across this film on Netflix and decided to give it a shot because it has received such positive reviews. I will say I found the film entertaining and potentially a step down from a similar picture, Grizzly Man. Overall, this is a documentary worth watching but far from a classic or must own. "Black gold in the water." Grade: C+/B- (6.5) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Everything you didn't want to know about bp and how it is destroying human beings and the planet. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty eye opening movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member A must-see! Corruption, greed and coverups at its finest. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member A very well done documentary not only about the BP oil spill but the lasting results and facts about it that is pretty shocking.... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell examine the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Director
Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell
Screenwriter
Johnny O'Hara
Distributor
Green Planet
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 11, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2020
Runtime
1h 48m