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Drama about legendary actor John Barrymore, who reflects on a life of excess as he rehearses for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III. Cast:Christopher Plummer, John PlumpisDirector:Erik CanuelRelease Date:November 15, 2012DVD Release:May 7, 2013From:Independent PicturesLength:1 hr. 23 min.
Barrymore played in limited release to very good reviews. • Robert Crew wrote in the Toronto Star, "The atmosphere is moody... Christopher Plummer gives a glimpse of the greatness that lay beneath a career now in ruins." More Reviews Below...
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) "Plummer is marvelous... [but] director Érik Canuel jumps through hoops in an effort to make the stage piece (by William Luce) move like the movie piece it isn't."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 76 words, 11/23/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "A one-man spectacle... Mr. Plummer stumbles beautifully, poignantly and often, leering and searching through a haze of memory... The performance is the thing."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 637 words, 11/15/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "Plummer is charm personified. But William Luce's play so loves ribald limericks, snickery asides and hoary one-liners that it becomes a profile in miniature."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 194 words, 11/16/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "It was brilliant as a one-man stage show; it was never a good candidate for film.... But we are, happily, left with Plummer eating up the scenery -- and that is no small gift."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 705 words, 11/15/12
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "Plummer re-creates his Tony-winning stage role from 15 years ago... His Barrymore shows flashes of glory as he delivers bits and pieces of various Shakespearean roles."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 251 words, 11/16/12
Robert Crew, Toronto Star: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The atmosphere is moody... Christopher Plummer gives a glimpse of the greatness that lay beneath a career now in ruins."(See all of Robert Crew's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 387 words, 05/25/12
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "Blessed with a script that is witty, insightful to the workings of the narcissistic Hollywood psyche, and often wonderfully bitchy... riveting."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 232 words, 11/14/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Plummer finds the pathos in his character delicately, never overplaying even while capturing a personality larger than life; watching it is a master class in acting..."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 344 words, 11/30/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "Blessed with a script that is witty, insightful to the workings of the narcissistic Hollywood psyche, and often wonderfully bitchy... riveting."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 232 words, 11/14/12
Andrew Schenker, Slant: WEAK(cg) "Plummer is certainly game... but there's always the sense that the campy lines are beneath an actor of his intelligence... he has little choice but to camp it up..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 361 words, 11/11/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "A one-man spectacle... Mr. Plummer stumbles beautifully, poignantly and often, leering and searching through a haze of memory... The performance is the thing."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 637 words, 11/15/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "It was brilliant as a one-man stage show; it was never a good candidate for film.... But we are, happily, left with Plummer eating up the scenery -- and that is no small gift."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 705 words, 11/15/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "Not only is Plummer splendid, he does a delightful impression of another Barrymore, Lionel, who upstaged his younger sibling at every opportunity."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 402 words, 11/14/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "It was brilliant as a one-man stage show; it was never a good candidate for film.... But we are, happily, left with Plummer eating up the scenery -- and that is no small gift."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 705 words, 11/15/12
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "A one-man spectacle... Mr. Plummer stumbles beautifully, poignantly and often, leering and searching through a haze of memory... The performance is the thing."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 637 words, 11/15/12
16.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Barrymore's reviews are separated by an average 16.4 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.
Barrymore (11 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Barrymore's reviews cover 17.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,823 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 348 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 5 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Barrymore's reviews on average broke 5 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 Barrymore's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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