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Horror thriller about three vacationing ladies whose carefree vacation morphs into a picturesque nightmare over the grueling course of one terrifying night at sea. Cast:Robert Boulter, Sian Breckin. Tom Burke, Nichola Burley, Julian Morris, Jay Taylor, Jaime WinstoneDirector:Oliver BlackburnRelease Date:January 23, 2009DVD Release:April 7, 2009From:Magnet ReleasingRating:RLength:1 hr 39 min
Donkey Punch played in key cities to weak reviews. • Joe Williams wrote in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Although the explicit sexuality provides a jolt to the tired horror-on-holiday genre, without an emotional undercurrent, this thriller has no punch." • And Peter Hartlaub wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "...by the unsatisfying ending, the movie seems annoyingly routine." More Reviews Below...
Kate Ward, Entertainment Weekly: POOR(cg) "The first 20 minutes look like an Abercrombie & Fitch ad... this predictable film wouldn't be effective anywhere outside a DARE program."(See all of Kate Ward's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 83 words, 01/23/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...offers a juicy, titillating portrait of bored vacationing Britons at play in Mallorca.... Until it plunges into gore, the movie remains above the typical splatter 'n' scream fest."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 499 words, 01/23/09
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "It's got enough formulaic flair to make it a guilty-pleasure cousin of seaborne nailbiters 'Knife in the Water' and 'Dead Calm.' "(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 282 words, 01/23/09
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "You could call 'Donkey Punch' a female revenge movie. But you could just as easily characterize it as fairly well-executed exploitation."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 148 words, 01/23/09
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "Oliver Blackburn submerges the film into seeing-tracers, pharmaceutical euphoria, the gals flitting about -- until everything jackknifes on an amateur porn mishap."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 01/21/09
KEY CITIES (6 Reviews)
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post: POOR(cg) "...well acted and at times cleverly directed... But it is a very ugly film, almost humorless, and laden with a decidedly British, and repellent, class obsession."(See all of Philip Kennicott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 872 words, 02/13/09
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...two-thirds thrilling, one-third exasperating.... It's 'Dead Calm meets Very Bad Things,' with English accents."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 286 words, 02/06/09
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "The naughtiness turns nasty, the nastiness turns fatal... It just affords whoever on the film's crew is in charge of splattering blood a chance to frequently do his or her job."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 409 words, 01/30/09
Ted Fry, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the midsection falters when a series of contrivances and a too-heavy hand on the Grand Guignol switch threaten an otherwise steady course."(See all of Ted Fry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 410 words, 02/13/09
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Although the explicit sexuality provides a jolt to the tired horror-on-holiday genre, without an emotional undercurrent, this thriller has no punch."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 287 words, 03/06/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "Oliver Blackburn submerges the film into seeing-tracers, pharmaceutical euphoria, the gals flitting about -- until everything jackknifes on an amateur porn mishap."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 01/21/09
Gerald Peary, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE(cg) "The ensemble of little-known British actors is a talented one.... But when the movie turns violent, all the rest is chaos, brutality, ugliness, and silliness..."(See all of Gerald Peary's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 126 words, 01/29/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...offers a juicy, titillating portrait of bored vacationing Britons at play in Mallorca.... Until it plunges into gore, the movie remains above the typical splatter 'n' scream fest."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 499 words, 01/23/09
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "It's got enough formulaic flair to make it a guilty-pleasure cousin of seaborne nailbiters 'Knife in the Water' and 'Dead Calm.' "(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 282 words, 01/23/09
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "It's got enough formulaic flair to make it a guilty-pleasure cousin of seaborne nailbiters 'Knife in the Water' and 'Dead Calm.' "(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 282 words, 01/23/09
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...offers a juicy, titillating portrait of bored vacationing Britons at play in Mallorca.... Until it plunges into gore, the movie remains above the typical splatter 'n' scream fest."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 499 words, 01/23/09
15.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Donkey Punch's reviews are separated by an average 15.8 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.
Donkey Punch (16 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Donkey Punch's reviews cover 20.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,579 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 349 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 6.1 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Donkey Punch's reviews on average broke 6.1 hours after 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 Donkey Punch's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Donkey Punch (16 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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