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ANOTHER YEARMovie Reviews
Comedy drama about a year in the life of a happily married, middle-aged couple. Cast:David Bradley, Jim Broadbent, Karina Fernandez, Oliver Maltman, Lesley ManvilleDirector:Mike LeighRelease Date:December 29, 2010DVD Release:June 7, 2011From:Sony ClassicsRating:PG-13Length:2 hr. 9 min.
Another Year played in key cities to excellent reviews. • Liam Lacey wrote in the Toronto Globe & Mail, "Extracting big drama out of small events is Mike Leigh's forte, and with his latest little masterpiece the English director pushes himself to the extreme." • And Curt Holman wrote in Atlanta Creative Loafing, "...a marvelously well-acted slice of life movie." More Reviews Below...
Another Year Positive Reviews (41 Reviews, reviews below)
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: VERY GOOD(cg) "...fully realized and superbly crafted... the sense of intimacy Leigh creates as writer and director is never broken, for better and for worse."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 797 words, 12/28/10
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a moving collection of troubled, romantic, world-weary, stubbornly deluded souls... there's no mockery in Leigh's view, only sympathy and grace."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 442 words, 01/07/11
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Mike Leigh's films are one of a kind. They're artful gifts of observation, humor and bruised humanity. 'Another Year' is up there with the best of them."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 168 words, 01/07/11
Claudia Puig, USA Today: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Initially, it doesn't seem as if much is going on, but the casual details, nuanced performances and clever dialogue are hard to shake from memory."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 562 words, 12/31/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...like a long, purifying soak in empathy.... Every single character is human, and some of them all too human. I saw it and was enriched."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 821 words, 01/13/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (13 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...splendidly rich and wise... the spectacle of humiliation that takes place when uncomfortable self-consciousness turns into its opposite is never far away."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 964 words, 12/29/10
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT(cg) "...wise, open-hearted... Leigh has created the perfect haven from the cheap ironies and cruel indifference we all have to field both in life and, far too often, at the movies."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 12/29/10
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...an examination of the pleasures and jealousies, disappointments and insecurities, destroyed dreams and rekindled hopes that make up our daily existence."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 729 words, 12/29/10
Kyle Smith, New York Post: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...few documentaries could hope to catch their subjects so off-guard, or to chance upon completely believable dialogue with such haunting echoes."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 652 words, 12/29/10
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a collision, an engaging and often moving one, of characters and caricatures.... it's riveting. Sometimes it's false. And sometimes it's both."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 630 words, 01/14/11
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...another sly, existential ambush from Mike Leigh ('Naked,' 'Life Is Sweet')... See it at your own risk - but don't miss it."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 293 words, 01/21/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...like a long, purifying soak in empathy.... Every single character is human, and some of them all too human. I saw it and was enriched."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 821 words, 01/13/11
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...full of highly exaggerated performances that intermittently tip into caricature... openly invited me to revile each and every one of its characters..."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 548 words, 12/29/10
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...terrific... assesses that moment in every thinking person's life when the question 'what now?' exceeds physical survival."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 854 words, 01/14/11
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Extracting big drama out of small events is Mike Leigh's forte, and with his latest little masterpiece the English director pushes himself to the extreme."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 747 words, 01/14/11
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "The kind of film that makes you want to go out and hug old people... melancholic and affectionate.... Lesley Manville delivers an awards-calibre performance..."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 154 words, 01/13/11
KEY CITIES (15 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a joy, albeit one suffused with melancholy -- a visually rich, musical, unmannered slice of life that magnifies experience rather than miniaturizing it."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 828 words, 01/21/11
Mick LaSalle, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a gutsy movie, in that Leigh says something about life that nobody really wants to believe, and he says it forcefully..."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 654 words, 01/28/11
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a core sample of human experience in an average, regular year from spring through winter, with life and death and hope and disappointment layered atop one another."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 721 words, 01/21/11
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: OUTSTANDING(cg) "The acting is uniformly terrific, just a marvel to watch... As good as the entire cast is, Manville deserves special notice.... a quiet triumph..."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 529 words, 01/14/11
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...astutely acted... the performances are modulated to show displeasure and unease while seeing to it that the characters have no idea how obvious their suffering is."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,017 words, 01/21/11
Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: MODERATE(cg) "...offers Leigh's trademark intelligence and pithy insights into the British character, plus fine acting by a strong ensemble, [but] the film is a drag."(See all of Clint O'Connor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 409 words, 02/04/11
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...deftly fleshes out characters and mimics reality shockingly well... revels in the sorrows and the joys of everyday life."(See all of Connie Ogle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 584 words, 01/28/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (7 Reviews)
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...full of highly exaggerated performances that intermittently tip into caricature... openly invited me to revile each and every one of its characters..."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 548 words, 12/29/10
A.S. Hamrah, Boston Phoenix: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...as far removed from heartwarming as you can get.... Its pity is clear-eyed and painful. Still, bleak and raw as it is, it is inviting..."(See all of A.S. Hamrah's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 416 words, 01/20/11
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: OUTSTANDING(cg) "The performances are winning, the story is surprising without relying on unlikely twists, and the relationships are the richest and most nuanced since Leigh's 'Secrets & Lies.' "(See all of Tasha Robinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 403 words, 12/28/10
Ed Gonzalez, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a lovingly told but insufficiently nuanced story... this droll little patchwork pretends to capture nothing more, nothing less than what its title declares..."(See all of Ed Gonzalez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 443 words, 09/30/10
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "The kind of film that makes you want to go out and hug old people... melancholic and affectionate.... Lesley Manville delivers an awards-calibre performance..."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 154 words, 01/13/11
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a marvelously well-acted slice of life movie.... even audiences put off by its plotlessness will be impressed by the actors."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 554 words, 02/11/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (4 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...enjoyable though insistently schematic... Ms. Manville is a wonderful actress, and this performance has earned her wide praise, but it's busy to the point of self-parody..."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 12/31/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...splendidly rich and wise... the spectacle of humiliation that takes place when uncomfortable self-consciousness turns into its opposite is never far away."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 964 words, 12/29/10
Anthony Lane, New Yorker: FAIR "I know that we are meant to be drawn into the undergrowth of these ordinary lives... But do they honestly swell the heart, or do they grate, exasperate, and finally grind us down?"(See all of Anthony Lane's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 613 words, 01/10/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...an examination of the pleasures and jealousies, disappointments and insecurities, destroyed dreams and rekindled hopes that make up our daily existence."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 729 words, 12/29/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (6 Reviews)
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "...the chemistry between thesps distills pure dramatic magic.... Broadbent and Sheen's performances are like perfectly timed drum and bass lines anchoring a great jazz jam."(See all of Leslie Felperin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 869 words, 05/15/10
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "Acutely observed but gloomy and lacking narrative... Leigh draws typically skillful performances from his cast of mostly regulars..."(See all of Ray Bennett's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 666 words, 05/15/10
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...an examination of the pleasures and jealousies, disappointments and insecurities, destroyed dreams and rekindled hopes that make up our daily existence."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 729 words, 12/29/10
Patrick Z. McGavin, Cinema 24/7: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...beautiful, piercing and often heartbreaking... blends a clear-eyed, unsentimental humanism with a funny, observant look of the quotidian and everyday."(See all of Patrick Z. McGavin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 840 words, 05/16/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...splendidly rich and wise... the spectacle of humiliation that takes place when uncomfortable self-consciousness turns into its opposite is never far away."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 964 words, 12/29/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...enjoyable though insistently schematic... Ms. Manville is a wonderful actress, and this performance has earned her wide praise, but it's busy to the point of self-parody..."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 12/31/10
21.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Another Year's reviews are separated by an average 21.6 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.
Another Year (41 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Another Year's reviews cover 60.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 23,071 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 563 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Another Year Coverage, Volume & Length (41 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 4 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Another Year's reviews on average broke 4 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 Another Year's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Another Year (41 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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