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FOLLOW ME: THE YONI NETANYAHU STORYMovie Reviews
Documentary about the life of Jonathan Netanyahu, the only Israeli soldier killed during the 1976 raid to rescue Israelis held hostage in Entebbe. Cast:Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ben Zion Netanyahu, Shlomi Reisman, Shimon PeresDirector:Jonathan Gruber, Ari Daniel PinchotRelease Date:May 4, 2012DVD Release:October 1, 2012From:International Film CircuitLength:1 hr 24 min
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story, Moderate Reviews (Doc) Limited
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story played in limited release to moderate reviews. • Roger Moore wrote in the Miami Herald, "As biographies go, this one's pretty close to hagiography..." • And Lou Lumenick wrote in the New York Post, "...while recollections of the participants in the rescue are often riveting, the subject of Jonathan Gruber and Ari Daniel Pinchot's film remains elusively out of grasp." More Reviews Below...
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story Positive Reviews (14 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: FAIR "...serves up its material with an excess of treacly music and an overabundance of glowing reminiscences... would have been better served by subtlety than by excess."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 241 words, 05/18/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...the events, evoked through news coverage, play out with little tension in a film whose chief concern is to laud a man already held in high esteem."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 260 words, 06/22/12
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...while recollections of the participants in the rescue are often riveting, the subject of Jonathan Gruber and Ari Daniel Pinchot's film remains elusively out of grasp."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 135 words, 05/18/12
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: MODERATE(cg) "...never explains why, exactly, Israel embraced this dead soldier so tightly.... may resonate deepest with those who already know and love the story..."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 298 words, 05/18/12
Nell Minow, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...what makes it so compelling is the reminder that by the time it ends, we feel not just the admiration for Yoni Netanyahu's heroism but the sharp pain of his loss."(See all of Nell Minow's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 321 words, 07/06/12
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...there are so many complicated political, religious, and cultural issues swirling around Yoni's story... 'Follow Me' keeps them on the sidelines. It is pure hagiography."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 227 words, 05/16/12
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...enlightening and engaging... looks at Netanyahu's shortcomings the way a potential employee might describe his weaknesses in a job interview - he just cared too much."(See all of Stephanie Merry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 528 words, 05/04/12
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...presents Israel's various armed conflicts and its leaders' defense policies over the years in an oddly bland and unrealistic manner that is hard to take seriously."(See all of Tirdad Derakhshani's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 464 words, 07/27/12
Loren King, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a straightforward documentary that uses Yoni Netanyahu's own words to create a searing portrait of his short but meaningful life."(See all of Loren King's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 06/01/12
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...there are so many complicated political, religious, and cultural issues swirling around Yoni's story... 'Follow Me' keeps them on the sidelines. It is pure hagiography."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 227 words, 05/16/12
Chuck Bowen, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...often compelling, but a little soft... still an evocative testament to one of those people who are destined to linger in the memories of most everyone they encountered."(See all of Chuck Bowen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 471 words, 05/16/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: FAIR "...serves up its material with an excess of treacly music and an overabundance of glowing reminiscences... would have been better served by subtlety than by excess."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 241 words, 05/18/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...the events, evoked through news coverage, play out with little tension in a film whose chief concern is to laud a man already held in high esteem."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 260 words, 06/22/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Half posthumous love letter, half historical re-enactment... revisits Israel's near-mythic 1976 hostage rescue through the eyes of those who survived it, and one who didn't..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 193 words, 05/08/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...the events, evoked through news coverage, play out with little tension in a film whose chief concern is to laud a man already held in high esteem."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 260 words, 06/22/12
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: FAIR "...serves up its material with an excess of treacly music and an overabundance of glowing reminiscences... would have been better served by subtlety than by excess."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 241 words, 05/18/12
10.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story's reviews are separated by an average 10.9 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:Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story's reviews cover 14.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,247 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 303 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story Coverage, Volume & Length (14 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 27 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story's reviews on average broke 27 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 Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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