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CHEERFUL WEATHER FOR THE WEDDINGMovie Reviews
Comedy drama about a young woman whose future is thrown into chaos when her former lover appears on her wedding day. Cast:Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones, Mackenzie Crook, Luke Treadaway, Ellie Kendrick, Zoë Tapper, Julian Wadham, Barbara Flynn, Fenella Woolgar, Olly Alexander, John Standing, Kenneth Collard, Luke Ward-Wilkinson, Emil Lager, James NortonDirector:Donald RiceRelease Date:December 7, 2012DVD Release:March 26, 2013From:IFCLength:1 hr 35 min
MARCH 26, 2013
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, Moderate Reviews Limited
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding played in limited release to moderate reviews. • Ian Buckwalter wrote for NPR, "The dominance of the madcap side of the film's split personality lays an airy veneer over Dolly and Joseph's woes, making them seem inconsequential..." More Reviews Below...
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...a barbed comic satire... as its bad vibes accumulate, the movie exhibits all the energy of a disgruntled wedding guest muttering complaints under his breath."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 483 words, 12/07/12
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...superficial... with costumes taking precedence over character, the movie ultimately seems more concerned with atmosphere than action."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 160 words, 12/07/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a playfully pleasant mix of wit and romance.... Rice does a fine job of juggling so many characters and moving smoothly among flashbacks..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 12/14/12
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...suffers for coming late to the genre.... costumes are gorgeous, settings are plush, but the acting is merely serviceable... lacks the wit or the energy of its predecessors."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 12/05/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "...flavorless... There is one bright spot. Ellie Kendrick plays Dolly's silly, breathlessly romantic little sister... The rest of the movie could use a little of whatever she's on."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 624 words, 12/14/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...suffers for coming late to the genre.... costumes are gorgeous, settings are plush, but the acting is merely serviceable... lacks the wit or the energy of its predecessors."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 12/05/12
Sam Adams, AV Club: GOOD(cg) "...melancholic.... a sense of disconnection, of passions spontaneously indulged and then put back on the shelf, pervades this between-the-wars period piece."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 12/06/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...a barbed comic satire... as its bad vibes accumulate, the movie exhibits all the energy of a disgruntled wedding guest muttering complaints under his breath."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 483 words, 12/07/12
Ian Buckwalter, NPR: MODERATE "The dominance of the madcap side of the film's split personality lays an airy veneer over Dolly and Joseph's woes, making them seem inconsequential..."(See all of Ian Buckwalter's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 700 words, 12/06/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a playfully pleasant mix of wit and romance.... Rice does a fine job of juggling so many characters and moving smoothly among flashbacks..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 12/14/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...a predictable comedy and melodrama... the screenplay appears averse to complexity and almost romantically attracted to shallow diversion."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 400 words, 05/06/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...maintains its uneasy stasis long enough to frustrate some romance-hungry viewers while tantalizing those for whom withheld pleasure is the whole point."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 385 words, 04/22/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a playfully pleasant mix of wit and romance.... Rice does a fine job of juggling so many characters and moving smoothly among flashbacks..."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 12/14/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...a barbed comic satire... as its bad vibes accumulate, the movie exhibits all the energy of a disgruntled wedding guest muttering complaints under his breath."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 483 words, 12/07/12
12.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding'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:Cheerful Weather for the Wedding's reviews cover 13.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,312 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 392 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding Coverage, Volume & Length (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 15 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding's reviews on average broke 15 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 Cheerful Weather for the Wedding's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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