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FLORENT: QUEEN OF THE MEAT MARKETMovie Reviews
Documentary about the legendary, and now shuttered, restaurant Florent in New York's Meatpacking District and its iconoclastic proprietor, Florent Morellet. Cast:Florent Morellet, Julianne Moore, Isaac Mizrahi, Diane von Furstenberg, Christo, Jeanne-Claude, Michael Musto, Spencer Tunick, Robin Byrd, Joseph Arias.Director:David SigalRelease Date:May 20, 2011DVD Release: TBD Length:1 hr 27 min
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market, Good Reviews (Doc) NYC
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market played in New York City to good reviews. • Ronnie Scheib wrote in Daily Variety, "...a paean to French expat and gay activist Florent Morellet and the restaurant he established in Gotham's decidedly unglamorous Meatpacking District.... Exuberant..." • And Mark Holcomb wrote in the Village Voice, "...a briskly paced, unself-consciously edited celebration..." More Reviews Below...
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a touching, elegiac tale of the rise (and some would say fall) of a colorful New York neighborhood under the relentless march of gentrification."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 398 words, 05/20/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...when Julianne Moore enthuses about the fact that kids got crayons with their meals, you have to wonder if a short film might have suited this story better."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 126 words, 05/20/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...colorful and disarming... puts a face on the perils of gentrification: Florent Morellet, an ebullient Frenchman who opened his eponymous diner back when the Meat packing District was a truly scary place at night..."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 05/20/11
Logan Hill, New York Magazine: GOOD "...less a chronicle of an era than a loving scrapbook: It has the amateur feel of a video guestbook, signed by all of Morellet's friends. And really, the scattershot approach perfectly captures the restaurant's lovably garish vibe."(See all of Logan Hill's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 05/20/11
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "...a briskly paced, unself-consciously edited celebration that matches the giddy vibe of its namesake.... filmmaker David Sigal has a gift for letting his subjects speak for themselves..."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 05/18/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "...a briskly paced, unself-consciously edited celebration that matches the giddy vibe of its namesake.... filmmaker David Sigal has a gift for letting his subjects speak for themselves..."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 05/18/11
Eric Henderson, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...may not quite manage to canonize the diner, at least not to flyover country, but it sure makes it sound like a good meal and a great time."(See all of Eric Henderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 440 words, 05/20/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a touching, elegiac tale of the rise (and some would say fall) of a colorful New York neighborhood under the relentless march of gentrification."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 398 words, 05/20/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...a paean to French expat and gay activist Florent Morellet and the restaurant he established in Gotham's decidedly unglamorous Meatpacking District.... Exuberant..."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 531 words, 07/08/10
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a touching, elegiac tale of the rise (and some would say fall) of a colorful New York neighborhood under the relentless march of gentrification."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 398 words, 05/20/11
13.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market's reviews are separated by an average 13.1 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:Florent: Queen of the Meat Market's reviews cover 9.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,275 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 325 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 14 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market's reviews on average broke 14 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 Florent: Queen of the Meat Market's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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