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Drama about a woman who managed to live through a harrowing stint in a Nazi concentration camp, and her two dysfunctional sons. Cast:Josh Lucas, Jacqueline Bisset, Lukas Haas, Adam Brody, Vanessa KaiDirector:Boaz YakinRelease Date:July 17, 2009DVD Release:January 19, 2010From:Screen Media FilmsRating:RLength:1 hr. 37 min.
Death in Love played in New York City and Los Angeles to mixed reviews. • Lou Lumenick wrote in the New York Post, "...ultra-pretentious and loathsome... opens by cutting between sex and stomach-churning footage of concentration camp experiments." • And Gary Goldstein wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "Though the end result is bound to polarize audiences, it's nonetheless a head-turning, visionary achievement." More Reviews Below...
Death in Love Positive Reviews (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: WEAK(cg) "It's not as if we learn anything or feel any insight or catharsis from watching his characters destroy themselves and others. Boredom is the primary effect of this pretentious endeavor..."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 524 words, 07/16/09
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...ultra-pretentious and loathsome... opens by cutting between sex and stomach-churning footage of concentration camp experiments."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 158 words, 07/17/09
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: MODERATE "If you manage not to bolt in the first five minutes of 'Death in Love' you'll be rewarded with a pretentious and stilted but weirdly compelling blend of sins-of-the-parent saga and horror movie."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 160 words, 07/13/09
41.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Death in Love's reviews are separated by an average 41.4 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:Death in Love's reviews cover 15.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,827 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 283 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Death in Love Coverage, Volume & Length (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 8 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Death in Love's reviews on average broke 8 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 Death in Love's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Death in Love (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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