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Drama comedy about a terminally ill young man who feels betrayed when his best friend gets a new job. Cast:Matt D'Elia, Mircea Monroe, Brendan Fletcher, Angela SarafyanDirector:Matt D'EliaRelease Date:May 18, 2012DVD Release:June 5, 2012From:Screen Media FilmsLength:1 hr 35 min
American Animal played in New York City and Los Angeles to weak reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Michael Atkinson wrote in the Village Voice and LA Weekly, "Bizarre, off-putting, and finally demanding of rubberneck respect... Far less mumblecore than manic shtick, sustained against all likelihood by the acting, which is three-fourths consistently witty..." More Reviews Below...
American Animal Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
American Animal has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: POOR "...an hour and a half of pretentious mind games... For someone ostensibly embodying an inspiring animus, Jimmy makes pronouncements laced with aggression and, for lack of a better term, negative energy."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 261 words, 05/18/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...has a mysterious unreality to it, a strange diorama about easy leisure's emptiness.... becomes a philosophically strident evening of speechifying local theater..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 171 words, 06/01/12
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a wildly experimental debut for Matt D'Elia... It is well-acted and features witty repartee. Look for more good things to come from this talent."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 05/18/12
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Bizarre, off-putting, and finally demanding of rubberneck respect... Far less mumblecore than manic shtick, sustained against all likelihood by the acting, which is three-fourths consistently witty..."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 184 words, 05/16/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
American Animal has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Bizarre, off-putting, and finally demanding of rubberneck respect... Far less mumblecore than manic shtick, sustained against all likelihood by the acting, which is three-fourths consistently witty..."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 184 words, 05/16/12
Noel Murray, AV Club: WEAK(cg) "...excruciating to watch for an hour and a half... Seen as some kind of absurdist, meta-textual horror story, 'American Animal' almost works. In every other way? It's fuckin' poopy-loopy."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 470 words, 05/17/12
Kenji Fujishima, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...shows breathtaking audacity... the way Matt D'Elia divides his film up into acts suggests he wants us to be aware of the film's theatricality... it is original, gutsy, and uncompromising."(See all of Kenji Fujishima's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 891 words, 03/16/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: POOR "...an hour and a half of pretentious mind games... For someone ostensibly embodying an inspiring animus, Jimmy makes pronouncements laced with aggression and, for lack of a better term, negative energy."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 261 words, 05/18/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...has a mysterious unreality to it, a strange diorama about easy leisure's emptiness.... becomes a philosophically strident evening of speechifying local theater..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 171 words, 06/01/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...has a mysterious unreality to it, a strange diorama about easy leisure's emptiness.... becomes a philosophically strident evening of speechifying local theater..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 171 words, 06/01/12
Andy Webster, New York Times: POOR "...an hour and a half of pretentious mind games... For someone ostensibly embodying an inspiring animus, Jimmy makes pronouncements laced with aggression and, for lack of a better term, negative energy."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 261 words, 05/18/12
23.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
American Animal's reviews are separated by an average 23.8 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.
American Animal (7 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:American Animal's reviews cover 8.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,381 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 340 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
American Animal Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 15 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
American Animal's reviews on average broke 15 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 American Animal's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
American Animal (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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