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Comedy about contemporary art scene shenanigans in London. Cast:Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming, Heather Graham, Danny Huston, Jack HustonDirector:Duncan WardRelease Date:April 23, 2010DVD Release:September 14, 2010From:IFCLength:1 hr. 34 min.
Boogie Woogie played in New York City to weak reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Sam Adams wrote for the AV Club, "A briskly paced, none-too-deep satire of London's gallery culture..." • And Lesley Messer wrote in People, "...this take of intertwined relationship can feel muddled and over dark -- think refrigerator-door display rather than museum-worthy masterpiece." More Reviews Below...
Lesley Messer, People: MODERATE(cg) "...this take of intertwined relationship can feel muddled and over dark -- think refrigerator-door display rather than museum-worthy masterpiece."(See all of Lesley Messer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 80 words, 04/29/10
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "...a perfect example of savvy people working together on something with no center of gravity, so nothing pays off.... too muted to have any impact."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 123 words, 04/23/10
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...blue-chip cast shines... tries, mostly successfully, to do for the London art world what 'In the Loop' did for diplomacy -- that is, send up its absurdities."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 04/23/10
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: WEAK "Duncan Ward tries way too hard to nail a way too easy target in his sub-Altman ensemble spoof of the overpriced, overhyped, overly pretentious modern-art scene."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 211 words, 04/21/10
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ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: WEAK "Duncan Ward tries way too hard to nail a way too easy target in his sub-Altman ensemble spoof of the overpriced, overhyped, overly pretentious modern-art scene."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 211 words, 04/21/10
Sam Adams, AV Club: GOOD(cg) "A briskly paced, none-too-deep satire of London's gallery culture... an art-world 'Ready To Wear,' spreading its piddling insights thin across a web of overlapping characters."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 421 words, 04/22/10
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: WEAK "...aiming for an Altmanesque portrait... the flat script and clumsy helming hardly put this in the same league as 'Ready to Wear,' let alone 'The Player' or 'Nashville.' "(See all of Leslie Felperin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 723 words, 06/29/09
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "Watching unlikable characters doing despicable things to each other can be fun, but only if the proceedings are enlivened by a certain degree of wit or sophistication..."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 454 words, 04/22/10
21.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Boogie Woogie's reviews are separated by an average 21.4 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.
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Coverage:Boogie Woogie's reviews cover 22.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,939 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 367 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 48.2 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Boogie Woogie's reviews on average broke 48.2 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 Boogie Woogie's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Boogie Woogie (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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