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Suspense thriller about an ex-convict who accompanies three strangers on a trip and finds himself forced to confront the demons of his past. Cast:Randy Spence, Justin Morck, Shawn Mahoney, Will Brunson, Bev LauchnerDirector:Matt RobinsonRelease Date:June 3, 2011DVD Release:August 30, 2011From:Cinema EpochLength:1 hr. 42 min.
A Proper Violence played in New York City and Los Angeles to weak reviews. • Robert Koehler wrote in Daily Variety, "What could have been a crack thriller devolves into a pointless dramatic exercise... the action is a chain of ill-judged plot twists." • And Glenn Heath Jr. wrote for Slant, "...a terribly confused examination of moral comeuppance that fails to even interestingly establish the standard expectations of the genre." More Reviews Below...
A Proper Violence Positive Reviews (6 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "Drenched in testosterone and festering grudges... struggles mightily to overcome the claustrophobic confusion of its first 30 minutes.... a sluggish revenge thriller..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 320 words, 08/26/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Weakly developed characters, a lack of substantive tension and an ending that's more startling than sound round out the minuses of this earnestly motivated but undercooked morality tale."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 228 words, 06/03/11
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: FAIR "Scrappy college-age filmmakers Chris Faulisi (director/DP) and Matt Robinson (writer/producer) do a commendable job of establishing tone and tension in their debut feature, but things fall apart when words and feelings start to flow."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 08/24/11
Ernest Hardy, LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...rough around the edges, but its psychological complexity lets you overlook that.... shrewdly manipulates viewer sympathies..."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 277 words, 06/02/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
A Proper Violence has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: FAIR "Scrappy college-age filmmakers Chris Faulisi (director/DP) and Matt Robinson (writer/producer) do a commendable job of establishing tone and tension in their debut feature, but things fall apart when words and feelings start to flow."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 08/24/11
Ernest Hardy, LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...rough around the edges, but its psychological complexity lets you overlook that.... shrewdly manipulates viewer sympathies..."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 277 words, 06/02/11
Glenn Heath Jr., Slant: POOR(cg) "...a terribly confused examination of moral comeuppance that fails to even interestingly establish the standard expectations of the genre. There's absolutely no fresh perspective here..."(See all of Glenn Heath Jr.'s reviews...)(Read the full review...) 667 words, 08/21/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "Drenched in testosterone and festering grudges... struggles mightily to overcome the claustrophobic confusion of its first 30 minutes.... a sluggish revenge thriller..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 320 words, 08/26/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Weakly developed characters, a lack of substantive tension and an ending that's more startling than sound round out the minuses of this earnestly motivated but undercooked morality tale."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 228 words, 06/03/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: POOR "What could have been a crack thriller devolves into a pointless dramatic exercise... the culminating act of violence is most improper.... the action is a chain of ill-judged plot twists."(See all of Robert Koehler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 248 words, 06/07/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Weakly developed characters, a lack of substantive tension and an ending that's more startling than sound round out the minuses of this earnestly motivated but undercooked morality tale."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 228 words, 06/03/11
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "Drenched in testosterone and festering grudges... struggles mightily to overcome the claustrophobic confusion of its first 30 minutes.... a sluggish revenge thriller..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 320 words, 08/26/11
14.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
A Proper Violence's reviews are separated by an average 14.4 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.
A Proper Violence (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:A Proper Violence's reviews cover 7.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,976 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 329 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 53 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
A Proper Violence's reviews on average broke 53 days 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 Proper Violence's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
A Proper Violence (6 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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