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13 (2011)Movie Reviews
Drama thriller about a man who inadvertently finds himself a participant in an underworld Russian roulette competition, where gamblers place bets on who'll survive when the trigger is pulled. Cast:Sam Riley, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Ray WinstoneDirector:Géla BabluaniRelease Date:October 28, 2011DVD Release:November 8, 2011From:Anchor BayRating:RLength:1 hr 26 min
13 (2011) played in New York City and Los Angeles to poor reviews. • Alison Willmore wrote for Movieline, "...a lumpy, dumb, suspenseless thing that sometimes scarcely feels finished..." • And John DeFore wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...fails to recapture the sweaty tension of Géla Babluani's original '13 Tzameti,' a French import that reeked of style and first-timer ambition." More Reviews Below...
13 (2011) has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "...a calamitous example of a rigorous, dour European fable turned into American trash, and by the same director no less.... a blustering, bad cartoon."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 366 words, 10/28/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "One of the more strangely entertainment-free genre films in a while... the whole claustrophobic, close-up-driven slog feels like a piece of lead-filled, exploitation runoff..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 10/28/11
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "One of Géla Babluani's biggest mistakes was to shoot the remake in color instead of black and white, which helped give the original its gritty flavor."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 202 words, 10/28/11
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "If Géla Babluani's central metaphor holds up -- capitalism as slaughterhouse casino -- it's not for lack of trying to bury it in emphasis and caricature."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 170 words, 10/26/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
13 (2011) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "If Géla Babluani's central metaphor holds up -- capitalism as slaughterhouse casino -- it's not for lack of trying to bury it in emphasis and caricature."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 170 words, 10/26/11
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: WEAK(cg) "For a film about a 'sport' where every competition is literally a matter of life and death, the oddly inert, suspense-free '13' is strangely lacking in urgency."(See all of Nathan Rabin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 371 words, 10/27/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "...a calamitous example of a rigorous, dour European fable turned into American trash, and by the same director no less.... a blustering, bad cartoon."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 366 words, 10/28/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "One of the more strangely entertainment-free genre films in a while... the whole claustrophobic, close-up-driven slog feels like a piece of lead-filled, exploitation runoff..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 10/28/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: WEAK "...a stillborn thriller... applies a generic coat of Holly-wooden machismo that the testosterone-heavy thesps, most of them acting on glowering autopilot, only reinforce."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 618 words, 10/25/11
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...fails to recapture the sweaty tension of Géla Babluani's original '13 Tzameti,' a French import that reeked of style and first-timer ambition."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 505 words, 10/27/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "One of the more strangely entertainment-free genre films in a while... the whole claustrophobic, close-up-driven slog feels like a piece of lead-filled, exploitation runoff..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 10/28/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "...a calamitous example of a rigorous, dour European fable turned into American trash, and by the same director no less.... a blustering, bad cartoon."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 366 words, 10/28/11
5.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
13 (2011)'s reviews are separated by an average 5.4 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:13 (2011)'s reviews cover 10.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,817 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 382 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 14.6 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
13 (2011)'s reviews on average broke 14.6 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is 13 (2011)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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