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Drama about Los Angeles residents searching for meaning and redemption against the backdrop of the case of a missing girl. Cast:Dane Cook, Elizabeth Mitchell, Julie Benz, Barbara HersheyDirector:Matthew LeutwylerRelease Date:December 2, 2011DVD Release:February 28, 2012From:Roadside AttractionsRating:RLength:2 hr 3 min
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Answers to Nothing, Weak Reviews, Mixed Key Cities
Answers to Nothing played in key cities to weak reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Wesley Morris wrote in the Boston Globe, "...one of those everything-is-connected dramas that seems to happen only in movies about Los Angeles.... None of what we see is at all credible... It's not that I don't think that there's such a thing as a sexy blond LAPD detective. I just..." • And Dennis Harvey wrote in Daily Variety, "...well crafted..." More Reviews Below...
Answers to Nothing Positive Reviews (17 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "While well-made and acted, it lacks the gathering power of the other multi-character, multi-story films that I've mentioned -- 'Crash,' 'Magnolia,' 'Short Cuts.' "(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 688 words, 12/02/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (9 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD "...fine performances and an embrace of understatement make Matthew Leutwyler's oddly titled film a respectable entry in the multiple-stories-that-interlock genre."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 12/02/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: MODERATE "...the strong cast helps keep things watchable. But it can never fully surmount an overlong, largely underwhelming script..."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 246 words, 12/02/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "A root canal seems a more pleasurable way to pass two hours than this interminable vanity knockoff of 'Traffic' about troubled Angelenos."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 12/02/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "While well-made and acted, it lacks the gathering power of the other multi-character, multi-story films that I've mentioned -- 'Crash,' 'Magnolia,' 'Short Cuts.' "(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 688 words, 12/02/11
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...rips off Paul Haggis wholesale with another goddamn interwoven ensemble of disparate, desperate Angelinos crashing into one another..."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 11/30/11
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: POOR(cg) "Even in the best ensembles, there's always a weak character, someone we're relieved to get away from... Here, we can't wait to get away from pretty much all of them."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 397 words, 12/02/11
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: POOR(cg) "None of what we see is at all credible... It's not that I don't think that there's such a thing as a sexy blond LAPD detective. I just..."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 12/02/11
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: POOR(cg) "When it isn't being obvious, it's being sneaky, and when it isn't being sneaky, it's marching toward a climax of B-movie violence, stupidity and nuttiness..."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 343 words, 12/02/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (6 Reviews)
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...rips off Paul Haggis wholesale with another goddamn interwoven ensemble of disparate, desperate Angelinos crashing into one another..."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 11/30/11
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: WEAK(cg) "The baleful influence of Paul Haggis's multi-narrative Oscar-winner 'Crash' (2004) continues with Matthew Leutwyler's trite contraption."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 143 words, 12/01/11
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: WEAK(cg) "...thinly drawn characters orbit one another like fading satellites... it winds down with a halfhearted shrug and a few feeble false shots of hope."(See all of Nathan Rabin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 354 words, 12/01/11
Alison Willmore, Movieline: WEAK(cg) "...full of self-pitying sociopaths... follows its characters toward a succession of increasingly queasy conclusions it tries to pass off as heartfelt and human."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 874 words, 12/01/11
R. Kurt Osenlund, Slant: POOR(cg) "...tasteless and out of touch right down to its foundation, embarrassingly unaware that 'Crash'-like, hyperlink narratives went out with bird-flu paranoia."(See all of R. Kurt Osenlund's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 819 words, 12/01/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD "...fine performances and an embrace of understatement make Matthew Leutwyler's oddly titled film a respectable entry in the multiple-stories-that-interlock genre."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 12/02/11
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: GOOD "...somber drama is well crafted and watchable.... characters in crisis maintain interest over a fairly long but well-paced narrative haul."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 529 words, 11/28/11
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD "...fine performances and an embrace of understatement make Matthew Leutwyler's oddly titled film a respectable entry in the multiple-stories-that-interlock genre."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 12/02/11
27.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Answers to Nothing's reviews are separated by an average 27.3 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.
Answers to Nothing (17 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Answers to Nothing's reviews cover 18.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,443 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 379 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 8.7 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Answers to Nothing's reviews on average broke 8.7 hours 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 Answers to Nothing's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Answers to Nothing (17 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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