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Russian black comedy about a sadistic police captain and an atheist university professor who come to blows in a small Soviet town in the year 1984. Cast:Agniya Kuznetsova, Aleksei Poluyan, Leonid Gromov, Aleksei Serebryakov, Leonid Bichevin, Natalya Akimova, Yuri Stepanov, Mikhail SkryabinDirector:Aleksei BalabanovRelease Date:January 2, 2009DVD Release:April 28, 2009From:Disinformation CompanyLength:1 hr. 29 min.
Cargo 200 played in New York City to good reviews. • V.A. Musetto wrote in the New York Post, "...bold filmmaking that will turn off many moviegoers. Others, like this critic, will find much of value in this parable about life in Russia, both pre- and post-Putin." • And Neil Young wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...absorbingly unpredictable and original..." More Reviews Below...
Cargo 200 has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...conjures a political and moral landscape drowning in corruption and pickled in black-market vodka.... plumbs near-comical depths of anti-Communist fury. Not many people will be laughing."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 01/02/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a wicked black comedy from Russia.... bold filmmaking that will turn off many moviegoers. Others, like this critic, will find much of value in this parable about life in Russia, both pre- and post-Putin."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 391 words, 01/02/09
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice: GOOD "...an unflinching portrait of the grim vileness of Soviet Russia in 1984... it feels as if you're watching some kind of deranged performance-art piece.... beautifully filmed and completely disturbing for its entire running time."(See all of Vadim Rizov's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 297 words, 12/31/08
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Cargo 200 has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice: GOOD "...an unflinching portrait of the grim vileness of Soviet Russia in 1984... it feels as if you're watching some kind of deranged performance-art piece.... beautifully filmed and completely disturbing for its entire running time."(See all of Vadim Rizov's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 297 words, 12/31/08
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...conjures a political and moral landscape drowning in corruption and pickled in black-market vodka.... plumbs near-comical depths of anti-Communist fury. Not many people will be laughing."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 01/02/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Alissa Simon, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "Disturbing, gleefully black comedy... doesn't capture the popular mood of Russia the way 'War' and director Alexei Balabanov's 'Brother' films did, though it definitely has something to say about the country."(See all of Alissa Simon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 415 words, 08/30/07
Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "A savagely unpleasant journey into the darkest corners of human depravity... absorbingly unpredictable and original film emerges as the blackest of black comedies."(See all of Neil Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 353 words, 05/23/08
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...conjures a political and moral landscape drowning in corruption and pickled in black-market vodka.... plumbs near-comical depths of anti-Communist fury. Not many people will be laughing."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 01/02/09
4.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Cargo 200's reviews are separated by an average 4.8 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:Cargo 200's reviews cover 5.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,692 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 338 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 12 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Cargo 200's reviews on average broke 12 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 Cargo 200's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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