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Romantic comedy about a boy and girl in junior high school, neighbors since second grade, whose tentative relationship may or may not yield first love. Cast:Madeline Carroll, Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards, John MahoneyDirector:Rob ReinerRelease Date:August 6, 2010DVD Release:November 23, 2010From:Warner Bros.Rating:PGLength:1 hr 30 min
Flipped played in national release to fair reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "...what makes 'Flipped' such a warm entertainment is how it re-creates a life we wish we'd had when we were 14." • Peter Keough wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "Like watching the summer's worst movie — twice." • And Claudia Puig called the film in USA Today, "...pleasantly nostalgic and well-intentioned..." More Reviews Below...
Jake Coyle, Associated Press: MODERATE(cg) "...a return to form for Rob Reiner... There's charm here and some honest observations of adolescence. But there's also a willful, cloying datedness to the movie..."(See all of Jake Coyle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 645 words, 08/26/10
Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: FAIR(cg) "...a clumsy mash... Reiner vacuum-seals it all in a patronizingly wholesome package, like an extended episode of 'The Wonder Years' with all the wonder sucked out."(See all of Adam Markovitz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 84 words, 08/06/10
Claudia Puig, USA Today: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Though it's not worth doing cartwheels over, 'Flipped' is a pleasantly nostalgic and well-intentioned family movie featuring strong performances by its young actors."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 494 words, 08/27/10
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Rob Reiner's best film in 18 years... draws on nostalgia for much of its power... It gains its effectiveness through a retrospective perspective."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,029 words, 09/12/10
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "There's nothing to flip over in Rob Reiner's bland coming-of-age tale.... there's barely half a film here, stretched and pulled so thin you can nearly see through it."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 343 words, 08/27/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...the kind of small, special movie that wraps you up in so much warmth, humor and humanity that it will leave you wishing that stories like this weren't so rare."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 896 words, 08/06/10
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a low-key, early teen romance... interesting enough that you wish it were better.... has enough worthwhile moments to make it worth checking out on DVD."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 482 words, 08/27/10
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "You'll be forgiven for groaning through the first 20 minutes... kicks off in a key of aggressively picturesque whiteness -- I mean, wholesomeness."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 08/25/10
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "They don't make many movies like 'Flipped' anymore, and that's because when they do, they're usually presented as TV sitcoms."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 593 words, 08/27/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "Reiner's creative atrophy is most evident in the movie's unsteady tone, which swings clumsily from bittersweet nostalgia to feel-good pap..."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 08/26/10
KEY CITIES (8 Reviews)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: WEAK(cg) "Your reaction, to some degree, depends on your tolerance for cute child actors.... At times, the movie feels like a commercial for Wonder Bread, stretched to feature length."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 568 words, 09/10/10
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a warmhearted teenage he said/she said... Reiner, who made the similarly themed 'The Sure Thing,' is a most sympathetic director of actors."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 595 words, 09/10/10
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "...succeeds when it backs off the gluey nostalgia and focuses instead on the subtler pitfalls of adolescence... hits the skids when it goes straight for the corny or the cute..."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 547 words, 09/10/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: VERY GOOD(cg) "...it's that marvelous uncertainty, doubt and potential for dashed hopes that give 'Flipped' its novelty... a minor gem."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 532 words, 09/10/10
Mike Russell, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a sweet, simple story about young crushes... pretty low-key stuff that occasionally flirts with rose-colored schmaltz..."(See all of Mike Russell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 281 words, 09/10/10
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "You'll be forgiven for groaning through the first 20 minutes... kicks off in a key of aggressively picturesque whiteness -- I mean, wholesomeness."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 08/25/10
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: POOR(cg) "...hilariously overwrought... slathers on multiple coats of sentimentality, just in case a solitary moment of restraint or understatement somehow slipped through."(See all of Nathan Rabin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 381 words, 08/26/10
John Gholson, Cinematical: WEAK "There's an echo of a story worth telling in here, and perhaps it's in the book on which the film is based, but, as a movie, 'Flipped' vaporizes into nothing..."(See all of John Gholson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 691 words, 08/12/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "Reiner's creative atrophy is most evident in the movie's unsteady tone, which swings clumsily from bittersweet nostalgia to feel-good pap..."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 08/26/10
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a charming little coming-of-age teen romance.... a totally enthralling look at the most subtle, most prosaic of life experiences... I can't recommend 'Flipped' highly enough."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 818 words, 09/07/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: POOR "...painfully clumsy... how much can a moviegoer care about a science project, or the dark side of a 'Leave It to Beaver' family that doesn't have a bright side worth a second glance?"(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 215 words, 08/06/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...the kind of small, special movie that wraps you up in so much warmth, humor and humanity that it will leave you wishing that stories like this weren't so rare."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 896 words, 08/06/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Andrew Barker, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...a well-intentioned family pic about first love that's overly concerned with period details and life lessons, rather than the genuinely sweet characters at its center."(See all of Andrew Barker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 757 words, 08/01/10
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "A mostly misfired attempt by Rob Reiner to return to 'Stand By Me' glory.... too many clearly fictional characters and contrived situations bog down his story."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 855 words, 08/01/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "...the kind of small, special movie that wraps you up in so much warmth, humor and humanity that it will leave you wishing that stories like this weren't so rare."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 896 words, 08/06/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: POOR "...painfully clumsy... how much can a moviegoer care about a science project, or the dark side of a 'Leave It to Beaver' family that doesn't have a bright side worth a second glance?"(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 215 words, 08/06/10
25.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Flipped's reviews are separated by an average 25.8 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.
Flipped (30 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Flipped's reviews cover 42.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 15,392 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 513 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 16 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Flipped's reviews on average broke 16 days 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 Flipped's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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