That was an excellent one.

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Hot Coffee is a must see. It shows the reality of what is behind the tort reform movement and how tort reform would hurt people and make safety and the consequences of cutting protections just a business decision based only on profit. Safty can be expensive, and the purpose of suing for harm done would make it more expensive to not be safe.Watch with an open mind, and you should be outraged.Again, a must see.Profit makes a good motivator to cut corners.A must see.

I was also one of the cynics about the Stella Lieback case (the woman who sued MacDonalds after spilling hot coffee on herself), but this film really opened my eyes to what really happened and the wider issues surrounding the case. Frankly, the situation is scary! The idea that corporations have the power to get elected judges who will be sympathetic to their own cause is nothing new, but to hear just how they go about it was astonishing. Also, after hearing about Jamie Leigh Jones and the Halliburton case, I'm definitely checking my work contract for mandatory arbritration clauses. This film is so important, for any consumer anywhere. Another indication of the stranglehold that American corporations have over us.

Sure I know the story we live in a world I sue you you sue me! It's all to common and it's true that many people will fake or play hurt to collect money from someone or some company. So it may be true that our system of awarding folks money for damages within the legal system is abused and gotten out of hand. Yet they are some cases where after seeing you just get steamed up and mad and you want to stand up and fight for the people against the companies and corporations. And in Susan Saladoff's recent HBO documentary "Hot Coffee" you see the evidence of the wrong doing of companies and corporations, as they are now using the law more and more to their advantage thru politics, tort reform, and arbitration. Highlighted is the well known mid 90's McDonald's coffee case from New Mexico. And I must agree when company temperatures are so hot that they cause burns that require skin grafts, then the injured is entitled a money settlement and rightfully justice.This documentary is informative and educational as it showcases the legal system and how people and the courts are affected by lawsuits. It's supported by newscast clips, interviews from legal and committee experts and touching is seeing how many people are done wrong by bad medical practices and corporations with arbitration rules. And the issue and debate of tort reform is interesting you must think should their really be a limit on it? And interesting and revealing is seeing how politics and the court system are becoming intersecting as more and more business type judges are being elected to the courts who are supported by the corporations so that they can be sided with over the common man.No matter what your stance is on the issue of tort, political connection, arbitration and wanting to file lawsuits, after watching this hot steamy revealing documentary "Hot Coffee" you will probably feel like standing up for the little people in their fight against the wrongs and personal physical damages that companies and corporations bring against them. It's clear it shows that the devil is many corporations best friend and arbitration is it's pitchfork. And showcasing tort reform is now a hot political topic everywhere. Overall "Hot Coffee" is one hot steamy documentary not to miss it's tasty energy will inspire you to fight for your legal rights just like those hurt and injured by political corporate greed.

We as a people have to be aware of laws and public policy that is being influenced by big corporations through the use of/and because of money.Laws and public policy directly affect our freedoms as a people. This movie beautifully brings this to light, and uses a number of cases which illustrate corporate influence and just downright greedy behaviour.The narrative is interesting, entertaining and easy to follow. The "lawyer speak" is broken down so everyone can understand it.I highly recommend this movie! (PS. I WAS one of those "err she's suing over hot coffee?" people.. not any more!)