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BLESSED IS THE MATCH: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF HANNAH SENESHMovie Reviews
Documentary about the emotional and intellectual development of Hungarian Jewish poet Hannah Senesh during the rise of anti-Semitic racial hostilities during WWII. Cast:Marcela Nohynkova and Meri RothDirector:Roberta GrossmanRelease Date:January 28, 2009DVD Release:April 13, 2010From:Balcony ReleasingLength:1 hr 26 min
APRIL 13, 2010
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh, Good (Not Great) Reviews (Doc) Limited
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh played in limited release to good not great reviews. • Mike Miliard wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "...a tragic story marked by missed timing and star-crossed twists of fate. But it's also a moving reminder that small gestures can have profound meaning." • And Kenneth Turan called the film in the Los Angeles Times, "...solemn, respectful..." More Reviews Below...
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh Positive Reviews (10 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...the director ignores every opportunity to excavate the heroine from the heroism... a tribute that leaves Ms. Senesh 's personality as vague in the final frame as in the first."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 01/28/09
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "A limited amount of original footage -- awkwardly enhanced with reenactments -- gives the film a somewhat narrow focus. But in a way, the dry tone fits."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 125 words, 01/30/09
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a solemn, respectful documentary about Israeli Holocaust martyr Hannah Senesh... content to focus on the tragic legend that her life became."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 456 words, 02/06/09
Unattributed, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...tells us just about everything we might want to know about her - except why she did what she did. That important information will have to wait for another film."(See all of Unattributed's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 187 words, 01/30/09
Bob Strauss, Orange County Register: VERY GOOD(cg) "...movingly achieves its goals: illuminating the only Allied mission to rescue Jews during World War II... insisting that we get to know her as a person as well as an inspiration."(See all of Bob Strauss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 362 words, 02/06/09
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the emotional center of this film (the bond between a mother and the daughter whose trip east filled her with abandoner's guilt) is a screenwriter's dream."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 06/13/09
Mike Miliard, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a tragic story marked by missed timing and star-crossed twists of fate. But it's also a moving reminder that small gestures can have profound meaning."(See all of Mike Miliard's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 06/11/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...the director ignores every opportunity to excavate the heroine from the heroism... a tribute that leaves Ms. Senesh 's personality as vague in the final frame as in the first."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 01/28/09
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a solemn, respectful documentary about Israeli Holocaust martyr Hannah Senesh... content to focus on the tragic legend that her life became."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 456 words, 02/06/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...engrossing... Mixes interviews, archival materials and re-enactment sequences, with Joan Allen voicing correspondence from Senesh's mother..."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 553 words, 08/11/08
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a solemn, respectful documentary about Israeli Holocaust martyr Hannah Senesh... content to focus on the tragic legend that her life became."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 456 words, 02/06/09
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...the director ignores every opportunity to excavate the heroine from the heroism... a tribute that leaves Ms. Senesh 's personality as vague in the final frame as in the first."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 01/28/09
12.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh's reviews are separated by an average 12.7 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.
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Coverage:Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh's reviews cover 11.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,059 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 306 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh Coverage, Volume & Length (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 17 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh's reviews on average broke 17 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 Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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