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APOLLO 18Movie Reviews
Science fiction thriller about two American astronauts who were sent on a secret mission to the moon in 1973 by the US Department of Defense. Cast:Lloyd Owen, Warren Christie, Ryan RobbinsDirector:Gonzalo Lopez-GallegoRelease Date:September 2, 2011DVD Release:December 27, 2011From:The Weinstein CompanyLength:1 hr 30 min
Apollo 18 played to poor reviews. • MaryAnn Johanson wrote for Flick Filosopher, "...not scary.... not intense.... not surprising. It's supposed to be all these things and fails completely.... It's not about anything. It has nothing to say. Nothing." • And Peter Howell wrote in the Toronto Star, "Houston, we have a problem." More Reviews Below...
Apollo 18 Positive Reviews (19 Reviews, reviews below)
Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly: WEAK(cg) "In space no one can hear you scream. Or groan.... 'Apollo 18' fails to stay with you because, like the cratered satellite on which it's set, it has no atmosphere."(See all of Keith Staskiewicz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 09/09/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (9 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...when the monsters appear, they're so sketchy, whether by design or from lack of budget, that you can't believe you've waited around to see them."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 451 words, 09/03/11
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "...slow-as-a-space-walk thriller... has no thrills, no chills, no scares and contains a villain, or several of them, actually, that will turn you to stone -- from boredom."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 331 words, 09/03/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...takes a startlingly long time to rev up, and even at less than 90 minutes feels thin and at moments like it is playing for time.... makes for blunt dramatic essentials..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 415 words, 09/03/11
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...thin but fairly diverting... silly and derivative. It is. Yet it's also a break from the usual hyperbolic, down-your-throat brand of silly and derivative scare movies."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 325 words, 09/03/11
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: WEAK "...isn't egregiously inept. It just never lives. It's 80 minutes of dead air.... a mixture of drecky Cold War sci-fi, 'Alien'-like paranoia, and new-style faux-documentary montage."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 09/03/11
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...the this-is-authentic conceit is by now a tediously corny device... the story delivers no scares during the interminably long, uneventful build-up to its deflating climax."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 197 words, 09/07/11
Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...the actors are doubly penned in - by bulky suits and cramped quarters and by a script that doesn't allow them to create any kind of character or motivation."(See all of Glenn Sumi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 139 words, 09/08/11
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK(cg) "Whatever merits the production values have, the cheap frights don't deliver, the performers bring no pathos and the gimmick behind 'Apollo 18' flat out does not work."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 329 words, 09/07/11
Joel Brown, Boston Globe: WEAK(cg) "...contains nothing original or over-the-top enough to make it a real scream fest. For most horror fans it will be kind of a snooze.... the script is filled with rote horror-movie tropes..."(See all of Joel Brown's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 264 words, 09/03/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (8 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...the this-is-authentic conceit is by now a tediously corny device... the story delivers no scares during the interminably long, uneventful build-up to its deflating climax."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 197 words, 09/07/11
Mack Rawden, Cinema Blend: POOR(cg) "There is not one intended scare in the first half of the film, but bizarrely, none of that chunk is used to let the characters speak their minds either. It's all procedural."(See all of Mack Rawden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 845 words, 09/03/11
Keith Phipps, AV Club: POOR(cg) "Unpleasant when it isn't dull... Like so many lazy horror directors, Gonzalo López-Gallego knows how to startle, but not how to frighten.... interminable, intolerable..."(See all of Keith Phipps's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 400 words, 09/02/11
Alison Willmore, Movieline: POOR(cg) "...meticulous in its 'found' visual details, minorly smart in concept, painfully slow to actually watch and so ridiculous in its big reveal that it almost has to be seen to be believed."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 728 words, 09/02/11
Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...the actors are doubly penned in - by bulky suits and cramped quarters and by a script that doesn't allow them to create any kind of character or motivation."(See all of Glenn Sumi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 139 words, 09/08/11
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: POOR(cg) "...not scary.... not intense.... not surprising. It's supposed to be all these things and fails completely.... It's not about anything. It has nothing to say. Nothing."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 774 words, 09/02/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...when the monsters appear, they're so sketchy, whether by design or from lack of budget, that you can't believe you've waited around to see them."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 451 words, 09/03/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...takes a startlingly long time to rev up, and even at less than 90 minutes feels thin and at moments like it is playing for time.... makes for blunt dramatic essentials..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 415 words, 09/03/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: WEAK "...little more than a modestly clever stunt.... the found-footage flourishes -- jump cuts, eruptions of static, swervy camera movements, etc. -- get in the way of narrative clarity."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 542 words, 09/02/11
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "A famous tag line from a far better film once declared that 'in space, no one can hear you scream.' In the case of 'Apollo 18,' no one will be heard screaming in theaters either."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 355 words, 09/02/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...takes a startlingly long time to rev up, and even at less than 90 minutes feels thin and at moments like it is playing for time.... makes for blunt dramatic essentials..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 415 words, 09/03/11
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...when the monsters appear, they're so sketchy, whether by design or from lack of budget, that you can't believe you've waited around to see them."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 451 words, 09/03/11
16.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Apollo 18's reviews are separated by an average 16.1 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.
Apollo 18 (19 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Apollo 18's reviews cover 23.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,439 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 392 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Apollo 18 Coverage, Volume & Length (19 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 3 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Apollo 18's reviews on average broke 3 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 Apollo 18's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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