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A BEAUTIFUL LIFE (US, 2009)Movie Reviews
Drama about a young girl who flees her troubled home and finds herself on the seamy side of life in Los Angeles. Cast:Jesse Garcia, Dana Delany, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen, Angela Sarafyan, Bai LingDirector:Alejandro ChomskiRelease Date:October 2, 2009DVD Release:March 1, 2011From:New Films InternationalLength:1 hr 21 min
A Beautiful Life (US, 2009) played in limited release to poor reviews. • Walter Addiego wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "The bad news is that the characters and situations are platitudes and the story is so heavy-handed that the film is hard to sit through." • And Bill Stamets wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "The film’s edge borders on exploitive, and the love is dull." More Reviews Below...
A Beautiful Life (US, 2009) Positive Reviews (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: WEAK(cg) "...unfolds more like a checklist of character traits than an arc of credible emotion.... The film's edge borders on exploitive, and the love is dull."(See all of Bill Stamets's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 261 words, 10/02/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...a formulaic drama set on the streets of Los Angeles.... makes little attempt to be credible or original. And the acting is poor."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 113 words, 10/02/09
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...the latest risible, City of Angels-set sudser about broken souls and crossed paths destined for the trash heap. Scream, smash, slap, cry, repeat."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 210 words, 09/30/09
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: POOR(cg) "The bad news is that the characters and situations are platitudes and the story is so heavy-handed that the film is hard to sit through."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 317 words, 10/02/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...the latest risible, City of Angels-set sudser about broken souls and crossed paths destined for the trash heap. Scream, smash, slap, cry, repeat."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 210 words, 09/30/09
Andrew Barker, Daily Variety: POOR "...a dead-serious, skid-row-set film about homelessness, sexual abuse, incest and the exploitation of immigrants... manages to provide unintentional laughs by the barrel."(See all of Andrew Barker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 479 words, 10/02/09
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "Although director Alejandro Chomski has crafted a hard-edged social statement, that vision is muddled by the story's generic histrionics and pat predictability."(See all of Duane Byrge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 173 words, 05/18/08
12.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
A Beautiful Life (US, 2009)'s reviews are separated by an average 12.6 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:A Beautiful Life (US, 2009)'s reviews cover 12.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,546 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 255 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
A Beautiful Life (US, 2009) Coverage, Volume & Length (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 5 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
A Beautiful Life (US, 2009)'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 A Beautiful Life (US, 2009)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
A Beautiful Life (US, 2009) (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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