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AMERICANO (2012)Movie Reviews
French language drama about a young Parisian seeking closure as he travels to Los Angeles and Mexico to settle the estate of his estranged mother. Cast:Mathieu Demy, Geraldine Chaplin, Carlos Bardem, Salma Hayek, Chiara MastroianniDirector:Mathieu DemyRelease Date:June 15, 2012DVD Release:October 30, 2012From:Bac FilmsLength:1 hr 45 min
Americano (2012) played in New York City to good not great reviews. • Peter Debruge wrote in Daily Variety, "...captures that humbling moment where one realizes perhaps he has only been a bit player in his parents' story, not the star, as initially believed." • And Mark Jenkins wrote for NPR, "...the film's appeal has less to do with plot than mood." More Reviews Below...
Americano (2012) Positive Reviews (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Americano (2012) has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...while the nature of cinema is very much on its mind, it rarely feels insular or self-conscious... it is wistful and nostalgic, and at the same time full of restless curiosity."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 682 words, 06/15/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "Mathieu Demy's movie-loving ode to his parents, the great French filmmakers Agnes Varda and Jacques Demy, suffers from too many nods toward the conventional."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 103 words, 06/15/12
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The film's first half has a lovely feel for how bizarre California must seem to foreigners, and there's a piercing sense of the stop-and-start ways that people deal with grief."(See all of Farran Smith Nehme's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 247 words, 06/15/12
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: MODERATE "In his directorial debut, actor Mathieu Demy -- son of eminent filmmakers Jacques Demy and Agnès Varda -- succumbs to and stumbles beneath the anxiety of influence."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 453 words, 06/13/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Americano (2012) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: MODERATE "In his directorial debut, actor Mathieu Demy -- son of eminent filmmakers Jacques Demy and Agnès Varda -- succumbs to and stumbles beneath the anxiety of influence."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 453 words, 06/13/12
Scott Tobias, AV Club: MODERATE(cg) "...disappointing... Demy leans heavily on a cinematic legacy that also seems to hold him back... This is less a movie than a patient for pop psychologists."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 398 words, 06/14/12
Alyssa Pelish, Pop Matters: WEAK(cg) "We can see Demy here working through what amounts to an inheritance of stories. Still, he has not quite managed to make this one his own."(See all of Alyssa Pelish's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 918 words, 06/15/12
Bill Weber, Slant: WEAK(cg) "...an odd hybrid of adult child in-search-of-mother quest and lurid border-town pulp.... swiftly deflates with a slew of lazy and frequently offensive clichés..."(See all of Bill Weber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 379 words, 06/12/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...while the nature of cinema is very much on its mind, it rarely feels insular or self-conscious... it is wistful and nostalgic, and at the same time full of restless curiosity."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 682 words, 06/15/12
Mark Jenkins, NPR: GOOD "...the film's appeal has less to do with plot than mood.... it is about a self-centered man who finally realizes he was never the crux of mom and dad's lives."(See all of Mark Jenkins's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 587 words, 06/14/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...captures that humbling moment where one realizes perhaps he has only been a bit player in his parents' story, not the star, as initially believed."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 603 words, 09/15/11
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a ruminative exploration of family, loss and corrosive memory.... drifts between listlessness and episodes of violence. It's not without hypnotic moments..."(See all of David Rooney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 551 words, 09/19/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...while the nature of cinema is very much on its mind, it rarely feels insular or self-conscious... it is wistful and nostalgic, and at the same time full of restless curiosity."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 682 words, 06/15/12
16.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Americano (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 16.8 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.
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Coverage:Americano (2012)'s reviews cover 12.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,921 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 492 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Americano (2012) Coverage, Volume & Length (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 21 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Americano (2012)'s reviews on average broke 21 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 Americano (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Americano (2012) (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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