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Drama about a gay couple fighting a biased legal system to adopt a teenager with Down syndrome in the late 1970s. Cast:Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher, Gregg Henry, Jamie Anne Allman, Chris Mulkey, Don Franklin, Kelli Williams, Alan Rachins, Mindy Sterling, Miracle Laurie, Michael Nouri, Jeffrey Pierce, Anne O'SheaDirector:Travis FineRelease Date:December 14, 2012DVD Release:April 23, 2013From:Music Box FilmsRating:RLength:1 hr 37 min
APRIL 23, 2013
Any Day Now (2012), Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
Any Day Now (2012) played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Peter Hartlaub wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "...unflinching... convincing.... Alan Cumming and Isaac Leyva, a teen actor with Down syndrome, have strong chemistry as father and adopted son." More Reviews Below...
Any Day Now (2012) Positive Reviews (24 Reviews, reviews below)
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "Director Travis Fine gives his period details flourish and lets Cumming and Dillahunt create well-rounded characters, but the movie winds up treacly."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 12/14/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...no happy ending is guaranteed.... Cumming does an exceptional job of moving across the vast galaxy of universal emotions about partners and parenthood."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 627 words, 12/14/12
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...brassily sentimental... things go awry in the last act, as the movie stops dead for more songs and a tragic coda that seems forced and trite..."(See all of Farran Smith Nehme's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 224 words, 12/14/12
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "The movie has heart and soul and a load of justifiable outrage. Here's what it doesn't have: nuance, dramatic specificity, an evocative sense of time or place..."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 471 words, 01/04/13
John Anderson, New York Newsday: WEAK(cg) "The screenplay never met a cliche it didn't embrace, the direction (by Travis Fine) is rudimentary, and then there's Alan Cumming, usually a very likable performer..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 285 words, 12/21/12
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...undeniably filled with good intentions.... The shameless heartstring-tugging begins immediately... the laws of kitsch remain immutable."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 722 words, 12/12/12
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "The bare-bones script is fleshed out by Cumming and Dillahunt, who create characters that are as memorable as they are moving."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 405 words, 12/14/12
Claude Peck, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "...a feature-length soap... switches between a few primary modes -- agenda-mentary, romance, courtroom drama, tearjerker -- without engaging very convincingly..."(See all of Claude Peck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 373 words, 12/21/12
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the movie gets its point across, and its sad drama.... it spotlights a marvelous performance by Alan Cumming.... very real, and very moving..."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 571 words, 12/14/12
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...unflinching... convincing.... Alan Cumming and Isaac Leyva, a teen actor with Down syndrome, have strong chemistry as father and adopted son."(See all of Peter Hartlaub's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 54 words, 12/14/12
John Hartl, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...it's Cumming, playing a broken man who wants to be the next Bette Midler, who demonstrates the possibilities in a character who is sometimes his own worst enemy."(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 282 words, 12/14/12
Marc Mohan, Portland Oregonian: WEAK(cg) "...mired in sap.... While the passion behind the project is admirable, its predictable sentimentality drowns nearly all its drama."(See all of Marc Mohan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 112 words, 01/04/13
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: MODERATE(cg) "The melodramatic sequence of events happens virtually overnight.... the growing community of gay parents deserves a better reflection of their struggles..."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 429 words, 12/21/12
Tom Long, Detroit News: GOOD(cg) "...there's no denying the power of Cumming, Leyva and Dillahunt's performances, nor the tragedy and injustice of the situation. 'Any Day Now' feels their pain. As will you."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 294 words, 12/14/12
Cary Darling, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD(cg) "...rises above the saccharin thanks to strong performances and a restraint that keeps it from going too far over the emotional edge."(See all of Cary Darling's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 283 words, 01/25/13
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...undeniably filled with good intentions.... The shameless heartstring-tugging begins immediately... the laws of kitsch remain immutable."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 722 words, 12/12/12
Noel Murray, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "Heavy-handedness aside, this film's stars get across what's at stake in a social issue that's getting closer every day to being settled, but remains damnably controversial."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 364 words, 12/13/12
Diego Costa, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the film's most redeeming quality is that it isn't so quick to neuter its queer characters into a package-friendly 'gay couple' aesthetic a la 'Modern Family.' "(See all of Diego Costa's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 339 words, 12/12/12
Ella Taylor, NPR: MODERATE "...takes innocent joy in its cheesy trappings... Travis Fine is a sensitive director, but he's an unsubtle writer of declamatory dialogue, and his lack of technical craft shows."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 549 words, 12/13/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...no happy ending is guaranteed.... Cumming does an exceptional job of moving across the vast galaxy of universal emotions about partners and parenthood."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 627 words, 12/14/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Boyd Van Hoeij, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "...successfully combines character flourishes and narrative development in almost every scene.... Alan Cumming delivers what is possibly his best performance to date."(See all of Boyd Van Hoeij's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 669 words, 05/06/12
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...has superb performances... Besides handling the dramatic aspects with keen sensitivity, director Travis Fine gets the period details exactly right..."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 433 words, 04/26/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...no happy ending is guaranteed.... Cumming does an exceptional job of moving across the vast galaxy of universal emotions about partners and parenthood."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 627 words, 12/14/12
18.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Any Day Now (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 18.4 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.
Any Day Now (2012) (24 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Any Day Now (2012)'s reviews cover 35.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 9,456 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 394 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Any Day Now (2012) Coverage, Volume & Length (24 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 69.1 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Any Day Now (2012)'s reviews on average broke 69.1 hours 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 Any Day Now (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Any Day Now (2012) (24 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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