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DADDY LONGLEGS (GO GET SOME ROSEMARY)Movie Reviews
Comedy drama about an incompetent father in New York City who takes custody of his two young sons for two weeks with chaotic results. Cast:Ronald Bronstein, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo, Eleonore Hendricks, Leah SingerDirector:Josh Safdie, Ben SafdieRelease Date:May 14, 2010DVD Release:December 13, 2011From:IFCLength:1 hr 40 min
DECEMBER 13, 2011
Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary), Very Good Reviews Key Cities
Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary) played in key cities to very good reviews. • Joe Neumaier wrote in the New York Daily News, "...beautiful, off-the-cuff comedy-drama recalls John Cassavetes' shaggiest, most honest work." • And Stan Hall wrote in the Portland Oregonian, "...takes a little while to find its way but becomes steadily more compelling..." More Reviews Below...
Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary) Positive Reviews (18 Reviews, reviews below)
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "A disconcertingly jumpy tale of breathtakingly crummy parenting, the windblown movie dares a tolerant audience not to call Child Services."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 85 words, 05/17/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Bronstein's performance is crucial. It's difficult to make a manic character plausible, but he does. He never goes over the top."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 519 words, 06/10/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Lenny is completely appalling, and also completely himself, a kind of mad, disturbing integrity... mitigated by the honesty of this lovely, hair-raising film."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 05/14/10
Michael Phillips, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING "Bronstein holds it all together. The actor, also a filmmaker, made a similarly shrewd and intimate indie called 'Frownland'... he is fantastically effective..."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 237 words, 07/09/10
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "There's something very New York about an eccentric 30-something man leading his sons onto the Roosevelt Island tram -- with a refrigerator strapped to his back."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 310 words, 05/14/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Bronstein's performance is crucial. It's difficult to make a manic character plausible, but he does. He never goes over the top."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 519 words, 06/10/10
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "...a funny, fantastic, genuinely alarming quasi-autobiographical cheapster by twentysomething New York brothers Josh and Benny Safdie."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 604 words, 05/12/10
KEY CITIES (5 Reviews)
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...all jangly and raw.... The emotion keeps 'Daddy Longlegs' watchable well after the nervy high of Bronstein's velocity begins to wear thin (he really is something to see)."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 611 words, 05/21/10
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "The film's grungy, ultra-low-budget look, thanks to the Safdies' handheld camera, is just right for catching the crummy, hardscrabble, rat-infested milieu."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 07/09/10
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...an off-the-rails take on the cinematic legacies of John Cassavetes and Jim Jarmusch, the Safdie brothers push 'Daddy' out the door into its own, intuitive free fall."(See all of Tom Keogh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 423 words, 06/25/10
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD(cg) "Imagine if John Cassavetes had made 'Kramer vs. Kramer'... takes a little while to find its way but becomes steadily more compelling..."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 176 words, 07/02/10
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...an unnervingly intimate glimpse of dysfunction... it's a hard film to watch, but it's on a rewarding track when we can see some consequences of Lenny's recklessness..."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 302 words, 05/28/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "...a funny, fantastic, genuinely alarming quasi-autobiographical cheapster by twentysomething New York brothers Josh and Benny Safdie."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 604 words, 05/12/10
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...nothing engages until the very end, when Lenny gets so hilariously desperate, so absurdly tragic, that it's heartbreaking."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 164 words, 05/20/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Lenny is completely appalling, and also completely himself, a kind of mad, disturbing integrity... mitigated by the honesty of this lovely, hair-raising film."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 05/14/10
Michael Phillips, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "Bronstein holds it all together. The actor, also a filmmaker, made a similarly shrewd and intimate indie called 'Frownland'... he is fantastically effective..."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 237 words, 07/09/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: WEAK "...tests the viewer's tolerance for a protagonist whose flighty irresponsibility borders on unforgivable... never invites its audience along for the ride..."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 610 words, 05/16/09
Natasha Senjanovic, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a very good attempt... Ronald Bronstein's performance is an understated discovery and the Ranaldo brothers are perfectly natural."(See all of Natasha Senjanovic's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 489 words, 05/17/09
Michael Phillips, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "Bronstein holds it all together. The actor, also a filmmaker, made a similarly shrewd and intimate indie called 'Frownland'... he is fantastically effective..."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 237 words, 07/09/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "Lenny is completely appalling, and also completely himself, a kind of mad, disturbing integrity... mitigated by the honesty of this lovely, hair-raising film."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 05/14/10
16.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary)'s reviews are separated by an average 16.6 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.
Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary) (18 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary)'s reviews cover 28.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,336 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 352 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary) Coverage, Volume & Length (18 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 0.7 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary)'s reviews on average broke 0.7 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 Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Daddy Longlegs (Go Get Some Rosemary) (18 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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