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Comedy about a bachelor who follows a set of rules in order to avoid emotional attachment. Cast:Blayne Weaver, Natalie Morales, Vanessa Branch, Martin Starr, Patrick J. Adams, Dave FoleyDirector:Blayne WeaverRelease Date:June 1, 2012DVD Release:May 28, 2013From:Secret Identity ProductionsRating:RLength:1 hr 38 min
6 Month Rule played in New York City and Los Angeles to poor reviews. • Kyle Smith wrote in the New York Post, "...a grueling vanity piece.... as a leading man, Blayne Weaver's immense lack of charisma matches the total absence of talent he shows as a writer." • And Robert Abele wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...unsettling is the film's none-too-subtle misogyny..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...a grating portrait of an irredeemable jerk.... investment in his happiness requires surmounting the not inconsiderable barrier of his obnoxiousness..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 247 words, 06/01/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...unsettling is the film's none-too-subtle misogyny, present most notably in the routinely coarse references to the ex-girlfriend of Tyler's sad sack bud Alan..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 186 words, 06/08/12
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...a grueling vanity piece.... as a leading man, Blayne Weaver's immense lack of charisma matches the total absence of talent he shows as a writer."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 182 words, 06/01/12
Eric Hynes, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...serviceable... despite its low budget and even lower star-wattage it's quite analogous to big-studio product... it's a formula for irrelevancy pretty much as a rule."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 05/30/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
6 Month Rule has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Eric Hynes, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...serviceable... despite its low budget and even lower star-wattage it's quite analogous to big-studio product... it's a formula for irrelevancy pretty much as a rule."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 05/30/12
Andrew Schenker, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "Aside from its clumsy comic turns, the chief problem is the basic conception of the lead character.... he can scarcely qualify as any more interesting for the film's viewer."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 388 words, 05/27/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...a grating portrait of an irredeemable jerk.... investment in his happiness requires surmounting the not inconsiderable barrier of his obnoxiousness..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 247 words, 06/01/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...unsettling is the film's none-too-subtle misogyny, present most notably in the routinely coarse references to the ex-girlfriend of Tyler's sad sack bud Alan..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 186 words, 06/08/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: GOOD "...familiar... [still,] a tribute to multihyphenate Blayne Weaver's sharp writing, as well as his mostly astute direction of a cast he handily headlines himself."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 441 words, 06/07/12
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "Natalie Morales is so sexily appealing as the object of Tyler's affections that she puts viewers in the atypical position of hoping that the hero doesn't get the girl."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 346 words, 06/03/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...unsettling is the film's none-too-subtle misogyny, present most notably in the routinely coarse references to the ex-girlfriend of Tyler's sad sack bud Alan..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 186 words, 06/08/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...a grating portrait of an irredeemable jerk.... investment in his happiness requires surmounting the not inconsiderable barrier of his obnoxiousness..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 247 words, 06/01/12
23.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
6 Month Rule's reviews are separated by an average 23.4 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.
6 Month Rule (8 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:6 Month Rule's reviews cover 9.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,258 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 282 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 39.9 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
6 Month Rule's reviews on average broke 39.9 hours after 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 6 Month Rule's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
6 Month Rule (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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