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A BURNING HOT SUMMERMovie Reviews
French and Italian language drama about the failing marriage of a painter and his movie-star wife and the passions that arise when they befriend another couple on holiday in Rome. Cast:Monica Bellucci, Louis Garrel, Celine Sallette, Jérôme Robart, Vladislav GalardDirector:Philippe GarrelRelease Date:June 29, 2012DVD Release:November 13, 2012From:IFCLength:1 hr. 35 min.
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
A Burning Hot Summer, Good (Not Great) Reviews Limited
A Burning Hot Summer played in limited release to good not great reviews. • Farran Smith Nehme wrote in the New York Post, "There are spirited moments, notably Angèle's torrid dance with another man at a party. But the film's observations are surprisingly retrograde, even absurd." • And Nick Schager wrote in the Village Voice, "...works up a potent dramatic restlessness..." More Reviews Below...
A Burning Hot Summer Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: MODERATE(cg) " 'A Burning Hot Summer' failed to persuade me of any reason for its existence.... The performers here often seem listless and tired."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 762 words, 07/13/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Mr. Garrel doesn't connect the dots... he allows you to consider each narrative fragment, every seemingly atomized scene, before moving toward the pointillist whole."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 780 words, 06/29/12
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "There are spirited moments, notably Angèle's torrid dance with another man at a party. But the film's observations are surprisingly retrograde, even absurd."(See all of Farran Smith Nehme's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 06/29/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: MODERATE(cg) " 'A Burning Hot Summer' failed to persuade me of any reason for its existence.... The performers here often seem listless and tired."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 762 words, 07/13/12
Nick Schager, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Sarkozy-era socioeconomic tensions form the backdrop for romantic entanglement and disintegration.... works up a potent dramatic restlessness..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 202 words, 06/27/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "Philippe Garrel knows how to give viewers a sense that they are seeing something unfold spontaneously. But it's not quite enough... a film of only modest interest."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 339 words, 07/20/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Sarkozy-era socioeconomic tensions form the backdrop for romantic entanglement and disintegration.... works up a potent dramatic restlessness..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 202 words, 06/27/12
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Mr. Garrel doesn't connect the dots... he allows you to consider each narrative fragment, every seemingly atomized scene, before moving toward the pointillist whole."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 780 words, 06/29/12
Mark Jenkins, NPR: MODERATE "...barely simmers, and certainly doesn't scorch... heady themes -- art, fidelity, religion, death, the search for meaning -- are merely invoked rather than explored."(See all of Mark Jenkins's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 585 words, 06/21/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (1 Review)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Mr. Garrel doesn't connect the dots... he allows you to consider each narrative fragment, every seemingly atomized scene, before moving toward the pointillist whole."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 780 words, 06/29/12
15.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
A Burning Hot Summer's reviews are separated by an average 15.4 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:A Burning Hot Summer's reviews cover 11.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,423 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 489 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
A Burning Hot Summer Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 48.8 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
A Burning Hot Summer's reviews on average broke 48.8 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 A Burning Hot Summer's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
A Burning Hot Summer (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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