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Comedy drama about a widower who hits the road to drop in on each of his four children. Cast:Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore, Sam RockwellDirector:Kirk JonesRelease Date:December 4, 2009DVD Release:February 23, 2010From:MiramaxRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 39 min
Everybody's Fine played to mixed reviews. • Steve Persall wrote in the St. Petersburg Times, "...makes even predictable pathos interesting.... Even in trite circumstances, De Niro makes Frank completely credible, and the movie becomes more real for it." • And Moira Macdonald wrote in the Seattle Times, "...unexpectedly moving in its poignant, real-life details..." More Reviews Below...
Everybody's Fine Positive Reviews (35 Reviews, reviews below)
Glenn Whipp, Associated Press: VERY GOOD(cg) "The strength is watching De Niro slowly transform Frank into a father willing to listen and accept his children for who they are and not who he wanted them to be."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 535 words, 12/03/09
Mara Reinstein, Us Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...delivers, thanks to a series of subtle and poignant moments. And a special nod to De Niro, who disappears into the role and forces the cast to raise their game."(See all of Mara Reinstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 69 words, 12/03/09
Claudia Puig, USA Today: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Though De Niro gives a strong performance as a loving, if not always perceptive, dad, the film takes a treacly turn, grows truly sad and never fully recovers."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 346 words, 12/04/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (10 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "The only credible scenes in a movie that is pathologically afraid of being a bummer belong to Mr. Rockwell. Otherwise 'Everybody's Fine' is false to the core."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 814 words, 12/04/09
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT(cg) "Getting the details right counts for a lot.... a more subtle film than its advertising indicates - works because it has a feel for little things."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 12/04/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "All that could redeem this thoroughly foreseeable unfolding would be colorful characters and good acting. 'Everybody's Fine' comes close, but not close enough."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 697 words, 12/03/09
Michael Phillips, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...gracefully acted by a very good cast headed by De Niro, relaxing into a comfortable pair of shoes originally worn by Marcello Mastroianni."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 560 words, 12/04/09
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Rather than watching actors, um, act, we see instead a screen filled with phone wires, again and again and again. It's not a movie; it's an audiobook."(See all of Robert Wilonsky's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 723 words, 12/02/09
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "Writer-director Kirk Jones doesn't trust the story's drama to work on its own, so he oversells it throughout with flourishes of treacly sentiment..."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 12/03/09
KEY CITIES (14 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...like a bolt out of some distantly remembered past, when they made movies about recognizable human beings engaged in real, if flawed, relationships... moving..."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 253 words, 12/04/09
Mick LaSalle, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...establishes convincing family dynamics that allow audiences to believe that Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell and Drew Barrymore are siblings..."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 467 words, 12/04/09
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "If the film becomes increasingly predictable, the ending is pure sap. In that regard 'Everybody's Fine' is a fitting title.... it could have been a lot better."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 445 words, 12/04/09
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "Though Frank has challenges in keeping his family connected, De Niro's minimalist performance has maximum emotional impact... I wept. So will you."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 557 words, 12/04/09
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "...there's immense pleasure to be had in the sight of this great craftsman actor, DeNiro... His performance belongs somewhere better..."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 599 words, 12/04/09
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "Writer/director Kirk Jones, who displayed a feel for broad, naive comedy in 'Nanny McPhee' and 'Waking Ned Devine,' is adrift here."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 519 words, 12/04/09
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...unexpectedly moving in its poignant, real-life details... likely to inspire a few calls home to Mom or Dad.... De Niro gives a performance that's perfect in its simplicity."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 375 words, 12/04/09
Stephen Whitty, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: GOOD(cg) "Director Kirk Jones doesn't have the light touch that this story demands... But De Niro still does. And it's wonderful to see him applying it again..."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 598 words, 12/04/09
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: FAIR(cg) "...there are a handful of scenes in which the masterful De Niro cranks up his craft and makes Frank seem human and alive. But they are the sad exceptions..."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 670 words, 12/04/09
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a road trip reveals the hidden capabilities of an insignificant man -- and a great actor.... What's finest is to watch a good fella groping hopefully toward old age."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 366 words, 12/04/09
Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...makes even predictable pathos interesting.... Even in trite circumstances, De Niro makes Frank completely credible, and the movie becomes more real for it."(See all of Steve Persall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 570 words, 12/03/09
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a comedy-drama with no heroes or villains, just sad people who aren't necessarily telling the truth when somebody asks them, 'Are you happy?' "(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 471 words, 12/04/09
Robert W. Butler, Denver Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "In rewriting the original Italian screenplay, Kirk Jones has wisely injected droll moments, giving the proceedings a more lived-in, less artificial atmosphere."(See all of Robert W. Butler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 427 words, 12/04/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (6 Reviews)
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Rather than watching actors, um, act, we see instead a screen filled with phone wires, again and again and again. It's not a movie; it's an audiobook."(See all of Robert Wilonsky's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 723 words, 12/02/09
Brett Michel, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE(cg) "...even if this father does know best, he has a lot to learn about his secretive kids as he visits them, one by one... it's fine."(See all of Brett Michel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 155 words, 12/10/09
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "Writer-director Kirk Jones doesn't trust the story's drama to work on its own, so he oversells it throughout with flourishes of treacly sentiment..."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 12/03/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "The only credible scenes in a movie that is pathologically afraid of being a bummer belong to Mr. Rockwell. Otherwise 'Everybody's Fine' is false to the core."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 814 words, 12/04/09
Michael Phillips, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...gracefully acted by a very good cast headed by De Niro, relaxing into a comfortable pair of shoes originally worn by Marcello Mastroianni."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 560 words, 12/04/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Andrew Barker, Daily Variety: GOOD "...the film is rigorously streamlined to deliver a good emotional uppercut by the end, and purely on the strength of its craft, it connects."(See all of Andrew Barker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 923 words, 11/05/09
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "...an embarrassing misfire for Kirk Jones, who once gave us the exhilarating comedy 'Waking Ned Devine'... Characters have no depth..."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 727 words, 11/04/09
Michael Phillips, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...gracefully acted by a very good cast headed by De Niro, relaxing into a comfortable pair of shoes originally worn by Marcello Mastroianni."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 560 words, 12/04/09
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "The only credible scenes in a movie that is pathologically afraid of being a bummer belong to Mr. Rockwell. Otherwise 'Everybody's Fine' is false to the core."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 814 words, 12/04/09
23.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Everybody's Fine's reviews are separated by an average 23.4 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.
Everybody's Fine (35 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Everybody's Fine's reviews cover 68.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 16,275 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 465 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Everybody's Fine Coverage, Volume & Length (35 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 20.4 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Everybody's Fine's reviews on average broke 20.4 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 Everybody's Fine's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Everybody's Fine (35 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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