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AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 2: THE THIN COMMANDMENTS (2011)Movie Reviews
Documentary about the cause of America's obsession with dieting. Cast:Darryl Roberts, Deepak Chopra, Christian Lander, Evelyn Tribole, Howard Shapiro, Linda Bacon, Kathleen Sebilius, Timothy Dolan, Paul CamposDirector:Darryl RobertsRelease Date:October 14, 2011DVD Release: TBD From:PMK*BNCLength:1 hr 40 min
America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments (2011), Moderate Reviews (Doc) Limited
America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments (2011) played in limited release to moderate reviews. • Michelle Orange wrote in the Village Voice and LA Weekly, "A follow-up to director Darryl Roberts's 2008 inquiry into this country's ad-bolstered beauty standards... a choppy, unfocused, intermittently compelling report on the tortured, fluctuating state of the national backside." More Reviews Below...
America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments (2011) Positive Reviews (8 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...lacks much of a focus and without a concrete list of recommendations. Still, it contains a great deal of information and is much more entertaining than a film about weight loss has any right to be."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 626 words, 12/02/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: FAIR "...scattered... largely, tiresomely, it is about the tall, paunchy Mr. Roberts, who simultaneously seeks to lose weight and yet enjoy the indulgences that brought him to that point."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 322 words, 10/11/11
Mindy Farabee, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: MODERATE "...a mixed bag of a film that scores not when rehashing our national obsession with dieting but when it challenges the underpinnings of a national obesity epidemic."(See all of Mindy Farabee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 10/14/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...lacks much of a focus and without a concrete list of recommendations. Still, it contains a great deal of information and is much more entertaining than a film about weight loss has any right to be."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 626 words, 12/02/11
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "A follow-up to director Darryl Roberts's 2008 inquiry into this country's ad-bolstered beauty standards... a choppy, unfocused, intermittently compelling report on the tortured, fluctuating state of the national backside."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 10/12/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
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ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "A follow-up to director Darryl Roberts's 2008 inquiry into this country's ad-bolstered beauty standards... a choppy, unfocused, intermittently compelling report on the tortured, fluctuating state of the national backside."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 10/12/11
Rob Humanick, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The look of the film reflects a miniscule budget, but it gets points for modesty and a keen sense of humor.... perhaps the most troubling revelation is how medical facts are commonly distorted and trends misrepresented..."(See all of Rob Humanick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 650 words, 10/10/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: FAIR "...scattered... largely, tiresomely, it is about the tall, paunchy Mr. Roberts, who simultaneously seeks to lose weight and yet enjoy the indulgences that brought him to that point."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 322 words, 10/11/11
Mindy Farabee, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...a mixed bag of a film that scores not when rehashing our national obsession with dieting but when it challenges the underpinnings of a national obesity epidemic."(See all of Mindy Farabee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 10/14/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: MODERATE "Taking a page from Morgan Spurlock's playbook, Darryl Roberts becomes the object of his film as well as its subject... he becomes the reluctant guinea pig for various diets and regimens, reaching conclusions strangely similar to his initial hypotheses."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 268 words, 10/13/11
Mindy Farabee, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...a mixed bag of a film that scores not when rehashing our national obsession with dieting but when it challenges the underpinnings of a national obesity epidemic."(See all of Mindy Farabee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 10/14/11
Andy Webster, New York Times: FAIR "...scattered... largely, tiresomely, it is about the tall, paunchy Mr. Roberts, who simultaneously seeks to lose weight and yet enjoy the indulgences that brought him to that point."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 322 words, 10/11/11
10.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments (2011)'s reviews are separated by an average 10.7 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.
America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments (2011) (8 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments (2011)'s reviews cover 11.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,770 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 346 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments (2011) Coverage, Volume & Length (8 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 15 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments (2011)'s reviews on average broke 15 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 America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments (2011)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
America The Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments (2011) (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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