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Drama about a single day in a Long Island suburb as experienced by three unrelated people: a disillusioned business executive, a bored housewife and a young girl. Cast:Edie Falco, Elias Koteas, Embeth Davidtz, Rachel Resheff, Kathryn ErbeDirector:Eric MendelsohnRelease Date:March 11, 2011DVD Release:July 12, 2011From:Screen Media FilmsRating:RLength:1 hr 25 min
JULY 12, 2011
3 Backyards, Good (Not Great) Reviews, Mixed Limited
3 Backyards played in limited release to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • David Edelstein wrote in New York Magazine, "Director Eric Mendelsohn risks seeming ridiculous, but I think he gets it at least 80 percent of the time. At its best, the movie is exquisite." • And Duane Byrge wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "Smartly observed and precisely visualized, it is nonetheless a bore..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...atmosphere so heady that you can almost taste it.... little is left to chance, and every detail contributes to a tightly schematic, microcosmic poetic concept."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 831 words, 03/11/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "From the insistently discordant score to each overthought shot, this triad of stories feels self-conscious and deliberately arty rather than heartfelt."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 118 words, 03/11/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...well-acted and acutely observed... the sort of cerebral fare you can more typically find on HBO than in theaters these days."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 158 words, 03/11/11
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: VERY GOOD "Director Eric Mendelsohn risks seeming ridiculous, but I think he gets it at least 80 percent of the time. At its best, the movie is exquisite."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 251 words, 03/07/11
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: EXCELLENT "Eric Mendelsohn proves to be the tone poet-auteur of Long Island.... he goes beyond character study to encompass both the beauty and ineffable mystery of a specific place."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 113 words, 03/24/10
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: EXCELLENT "Eric Mendelsohn proves to be the tone poet-auteur of Long Island.... he goes beyond character study to encompass both the beauty and ineffable mystery of a specific place."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 113 words, 03/24/10
Ed Gonzalez, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the specificity of some of the film's scenes can be arresting.... matched by the remarkable emotional honesty of Mendelsohn's actors..."(See all of Ed Gonzalez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 786 words, 03/16/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...atmosphere so heady that you can almost taste it.... little is left to chance, and every detail contributes to a tightly schematic, microcosmic poetic concept."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 831 words, 03/11/11
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "A slice-of-life story cut too thin... Smartly observed and precisely visualized, it is nonetheless a bore: We never care for any of the characters and their lives of 'quiet desperation.' "(See all of Duane Byrge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 379 words, 10/14/10
Patrick Z. McGavin, Cinema 24/7: VERY GOOD(cg) "...succeeds roughly two-thirds, most beautifully and elliptically in the first and third segments, achieving the strange, unknowable tone Mendelsohn works so hard to capture."(See all of Patrick Z. McGavin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 925 words, 02/02/10
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...atmosphere so heady that you can almost taste it.... little is left to chance, and every detail contributes to a tightly schematic, microcosmic poetic concept."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 831 words, 03/11/11
20.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
3 Backyards's reviews are separated by an average 20.5 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.
3 Backyards (10 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:3 Backyards's reviews cover 12.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,805 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 480 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 64 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
3 Backyards's reviews on average broke 64 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 3 Backyards's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
3 Backyards (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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