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Drama about the intersecting relationships of a disparate group of people from various countries as each faces an important personal decision. Cast:Anthony Hopkins, Ben Foster, Dinara Drukarova, Gabriela Marcinkova, Jamel Debbouze, Johannes Krisch, Jude Law, Juliano Cazarre, Lucia Siposova, Maria Flor, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mark Ivanir, Moritz Bleibtreu, Rachel Weisz, Vladimir VdovichenkovDirector:Fernando MeirellesRelease Date:August 3, 2012DVD Release:November 6, 2012From:MagnoliaRating:RLength:1 hr. 55 min.
360 played in key cities to weak reviews. • Bruce DeMara wrote in the Toronto Star, "...it will take a sharp mind and memory — and perhaps an atlas — to chart all the various storylines, some of which never really seem to go anywhere." • And Kirk Honeycutt wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...what's on display is not the capriciousness of fate but rather of the filmmakers." More Reviews Below...
Mara Reinstein, Us Weekly: MODERATE(cg) "...depressing... follows several interlocking plots, each concerning people at personal crossroads.... the vignettes feel gloomy and underdeveloped."(See all of Mara Reinstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 08/02/12
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) "...deftly pleasing, though the human drama is just facile enough to make it seem, in the end, a little too much like connect the dots played with people."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 08/03/12
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: WEAK(cg) "Meirelles compounds the clichés by underscoring every emotional 'beat' with a 'perfectly' chosen invariably precious alt-pop or rock song..."(See all of Glenn Kenny's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 677 words, 08/07/12
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...an interesting thought-piece... we become more invested in some characters than in others and several of the stories have little payoff and less seeming purpose."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 718 words, 07/30/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (11 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "...a story littered with mirrored situations and forced coincidences... jumps among the characters with less and less evident narrative rhyme and reason."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 619 words, 08/03/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a global, cross-cultural meditation on how need, want and desire can translate to confusion, ache and, occasionally, sober epiphany."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 318 words, 08/03/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: WEAK "...the faux profundity runs deep, infecting nearly every exchange in each vignette... any sense of realism is undone by contrivance."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 485 words, 08/03/12
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "A sort of 'Babel' of bonking... there's very little plausibility or genuine emotion in its egregiously contrived story of ardor gone amiss."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 321 words, 08/03/12
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: WEAK "...a perfect example of how structure can completely bulldoze humanity and character in a narrative... great cast, but nobody gets to do anything... like a mixtape of cameos."(See all of Bilge Ebiri's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 655 words, 08/03/12
Bruce DeMara, Toronto Star: MODERATE(cg) "...it will take a sharp mind and memory -- and perhaps an atlas -- to chart all the various storylines, some of which never really seem to go anywhere."(See all of Bruce DeMara's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 514 words, 08/03/12
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Is there something intrinsic to these wide-net, 'We're all connected' ensemble movies that makes their authors think they need to address every human conundrum?..."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 186 words, 08/01/12
Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "To their credit, both Meirelles and his cast infuse as much realism into the artifice as they can muster, but it's not nearly enough."(See all of Rick Groen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 593 words, 08/03/12
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: WEAK(cg) "Sometimes it's possible to take a spool of yarn and knit a stunning creation. '360' looks more like what happens when a cat gets a hold of the ball."(See all of Stephanie Merry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 494 words, 08/10/12
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "...sprinkled with tiny moments of revelation or surprise... But much like its own characters, it dithers too much - and it dares too little."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 355 words, 08/10/12
Marc Mohan, Portland Oregonian: MODERATE(cg) "...can't come up with anything new... As the action moves from Vienna to Paris to London to Denver to Phoenix and back again, the vignettes blur into one another..."(See all of Marc Mohan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 211 words, 08/31/12
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: MODERATE(cg) "Before you can build a daisy-chain narrative of overlapping stories and fateful coincidences, you have to come up with characters that merit the attention."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 289 words, 08/17/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (6 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Is there something intrinsic to these wide-net, 'We're all connected' ensemble movies that makes their authors think they need to address every human conundrum?..."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 186 words, 08/01/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...doesn't find anyone who makes a lasting impression. It feels like a screenwriting exercise rather than a complete thought as a film."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 388 words, 08/02/12
R. Kurt Osenlund, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "This might be one of the year's most unnecessary movies, which is a tad crushing considering all the baity talent that's tied to the spit.... Hopkins... Law... Weisz..."(See all of R. Kurt Osenlund's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 631 words, 08/01/12
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "...a story littered with mirrored situations and forced coincidences... jumps among the characters with less and less evident narrative rhyme and reason."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 619 words, 08/03/12
Ella Taylor, NPR: WEAK "...joyless... The global village of today may be fragmented and confusing, but it doesn't lack for color or fun. Yet as love stories go, '360' feels downright Soviet."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 622 words, 08/02/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...the faux profundity runs deep, infecting nearly every exchange in each vignette... any sense of realism is undone by contrivance."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 485 words, 08/03/12
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: POOR "...a mistake from beginning to end... We're all connected, you see, as long as what you mean by 'we' is good-looking people who hang out in hotel bars."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 935 words, 08/01/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: FAIR "...too abstract, orchestrating break-ups and hook-ups in a passionless vacuum... fixated on the idea of how characters deal with metaphorical forks in the road..."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 753 words, 09/10/11
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "...one's attachment to any particular character or story is tentative at best... what's on display is not the capriciousness of fate but rather of the filmmakers."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 742 words, 09/10/11
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...the faux profundity runs deep, infecting nearly every exchange in each vignette... any sense of realism is undone by contrivance."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 485 words, 08/03/12
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "...a story littered with mirrored situations and forced coincidences... jumps among the characters with less and less evident narrative rhyme and reason."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 619 words, 08/03/12
17.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
360's reviews are separated by an average 17.0 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.
Coverage:360's reviews cover 50.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 12,943 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 479 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 5 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
360's reviews on average broke 5 days 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 360's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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