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CONAN O'BRIEN CAN'T STOPMovie Reviews
Documentary follows the late-night host on tour as he tries to keep his spirits high and his fans laughing following his painful split from NBC. Cast:Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, , Jimmy Vivino, Rachel Hollingsworth, James WormworthDirector:Rodman FlenderRelease Date:June 24, 2011DVD Release:September 13, 2011From:AbramoramaRating:RLength:1 hr 29 min
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop, Very Good Reviews, Mixed (Doc) Key Cities
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop played in key cities to very good reviews that at the same time were mixed. • Carrie Rickey wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...substantially more than a vanity project if less than a three-dimensional portrait." • And Mick LaSalle wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "Seeing O'Brien's life from the inside, the impulse to judge him fades. You would not want to trade places." More Reviews Below...
Frazier Moore, Associated Press: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...an engaging, breathless road-trip portrait.... Will Conan make it to the finish line?... the audience can't help celebrating the victory along with Conan and his troupe..."(See all of Frazier Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 981 words, 06/23/11
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...unexpectedly revealing... benefits from the filmmaker's unmediated approach, his home-movie-quality visual style, and his controlled use of on-the-fly moments."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 06/24/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...watches O'Brien before and after shows and en route between cities, seeing a man incapable of giving himself a break.... Everyone around him pays a price."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 845 words, 06/24/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (11 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: FAIR "If the film is consistently watchable, it isn't especially funny, nor does it give any deeper insight into its star.... As a tour documentary it leaves much to be desired."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 703 words, 06/24/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...enables us to see the comic not only at his best, but at his worst -- impatient, whiny... Flender fails to mine the rich access he has for any deep insight..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 722 words, 06/24/11
Kyle Smith, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) " 'Lenny' this is not. Still, it's nice to know that the son of a lawyer and a microbiologist can get into Harvard and make something of himself."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 243 words, 06/24/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...watches O'Brien before and after shows and en route between cities, seeing a man incapable of giving himself a break.... Everyone around him pays a price."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 845 words, 06/24/11
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...you wonder if O'Brien is consciously playing up the diva act for the camera.... any time he goes out of his way to insist that he's 'keeping it real' scans as suspicious."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 248 words, 06/22/11
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD(cg) "...entertaining, not to mention revealing about the emotional toll exacted upon people who, in O'Brien's words, 'feed their bone marrow to the wood chipper that is television.' "(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 489 words, 07/08/11
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "Ultimately, there's just not enough material here, either in the tour footage or the backstage kvetching... inessential..."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 572 words, 07/08/11
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...director Rodman Flender crams in so much backstage detail, you'll be swept up in the whirlwind of manic action along with everyone else."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 157 words, 07/07/11
KEY CITIES (11 Reviews)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "The nature of O'Brien's relationship with his audience is love-hate.... those two equally strong, though opposing, pulls reveal fascinating cracks in his public facade..."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 569 words, 06/24/11
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "...substantially more than a vanity project if less than a three-dimensional portrait.... offers a glimpse of the host's restlessness and creative process."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 387 words, 06/24/11
Neal Justin, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "It would have been interesting to get commentary from O'Brien's employees.... But the camera is only interested in O'Brien..."(See all of Neal Justin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 451 words, 06/24/11
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: VERY GOOD(cg) "...an interesting collection of glances -- candid peeks at the compulsively 'on' comic at both his angriest and most vulnerable."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 560 words, 06/24/11
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: GOOD(cg) "...a peek into the compulsions that make O'Brien seek the approbation of audiences... he comes off as brittle, vain and thin-skinned: a jerk, in short."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 696 words, 06/24/11
Tom Long, Detroit News: EXCELLENT(cg) "Rodman Flender manages to tie it all together as a hilarious portrait of a driven man. Forget talk shows; Coco should keep touring and making films like this."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 320 words, 06/24/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (9 Reviews)
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...you wonder if O'Brien is consciously playing up the diva act for the camera.... any time he goes out of his way to insist that he's 'keeping it real' scans as suspicious."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 248 words, 06/22/11
Eric Eisenberg, Cinema Blend: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...truly fantastic... provides a wonderful insight into one of the most interesting performers working today during his most troubled period..."(See all of Eric Eisenberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 06/22/11
Carson Lund, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the improvisation recalls the garish sideshow of Mr. Sophistication in John Cassavetes's 'The Killing of a Chinese Bookie.' "(See all of Carson Lund's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 153 words, 06/23/11
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...director Rodman Flender crams in so much backstage detail, you'll be swept up in the whirlwind of manic action along with everyone else."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 157 words, 07/07/11
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: VERY GOOD(cg) "...unexpectedly discovers some dark sides to the famously sunny, self-deprecating talk show host.... O'Brien loses almost more than he gives back."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 352 words, 06/22/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: FAIR "If the film is consistently watchable, it isn't especially funny, nor does it give any deeper insight into its star.... As a tour documentary it leaves much to be desired."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 703 words, 06/24/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...enables us to see the comic not only at his best, but at his worst -- impatient, whiny... Flender fails to mine the rich access he has for any deep insight..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 722 words, 06/24/11
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: GOOD "...casts a cold eye at the sausage-making machinery behind the entertainment industry... it's probably most interesting as a detached study of the workings of fame."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,014 words, 06/22/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...enables us to see the comic not only at his best, but at his worst -- impatient, whiny... Flender fails to mine the rich access he has for any deep insight..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 722 words, 06/24/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: FAIR "If the film is consistently watchable, it isn't especially funny, nor does it give any deeper insight into its star.... As a tour documentary it leaves much to be desired."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 703 words, 06/24/11
20.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop's reviews are separated by an average 20.3 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.
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (33 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Conan O'Brien Can't Stop's reviews cover 41.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 16,879 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 512 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 40.3 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop's reviews on average broke 40.3 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 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (33 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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