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FURRY VENGEANCEMovie Reviews
Family comedy about a real estate developer who faces off against an angry band of woodland animals when he starts building a subdivision on their land. Cast:Brendan Fraser, Brooke ShieldsDirector:Roger KumbleRelease Date:April 30, 2010DVD Release:August 17, 2010From:Summit EntertainmentRating:PGLength:1 hr 32 min
Furry Vengeance played to poor reviews. • Joe Williams wrote in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "...a fleabitten fiasco.... the message that needs to be posted at the theater door is 'No trespassing.' " • And Curt Holman wrote in Atlanta Creative Loafing, "No one would expect sophisticated humor from a film in which a bear locks Brendan Fraser in a Port-a-Potty, but 'Furry Vengeance' even botches the dumb laughs." More Reviews Below...
Jake Coyle, Associated Press: POOR(cg) "No animals may have been hurt in this production, but Brendan Fraser was. That he bothers with films like this is dispiriting because of his talent..."(See all of Jake Coyle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 466 words, 04/29/10
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: MODERATE(cg) "...it's refreshing that the animals don't talk. That's a nice, rare show of restraint on the part of director Roger Kumble and screenwriters Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert..."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 351 words, 04/30/10
Claudia Puig, USA Today: POOR(cg) "...a slapstick stinker.... What's lacking amid the over-acting, shoddy special effects and pratfalls is imagination. Everything feels slapdash and repetitive."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 537 words, 04/30/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (11 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...wouldn't pass muster on the Disney Channel... the story consists of an escalating series of critter attacks, and the special effects are surprisingly cheap-looking."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 04/30/10
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "If only 'Furry Vengeance' were a foreign film that had been dubbed incorrectly... one nutso, painfully unfunny family flick."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 407 words, 04/30/10
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...so exhausting in its mean-spirited unfunny business that it would prompt Al Gore to empty his recycling bin and light a match to the contents..."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 413 words, 04/30/10
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...excruciatingly unfunny... keeps slamming the audience over the head with a single joke.... Incoherently directed by Roger Kumble..."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 355 words, 04/30/10
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: WEAK(cg) "...a bit like playing 90 minutes' worth of peek-a-boo: If it keeps your toddler happy, lost brain cells are a small price to pay."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 311 words, 04/30/10
Bryant Manning, Chicago Sun-Times: WEAK(cg) "...one has to suspect that Roger Kumble is avenging the poor critical reaction to previous stink bombs such as 'College Road Trip' and 'Cruel Intentions 2.' "(See all of Bryant Manning's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 04/30/10
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...isn't really a movie at all; it's a message provided by the good people at Participant Media... made for the 6 to, oh, let's say 6½ year old set..."(See all of Robert Wilonsky's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 592 words, 04/27/10
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: MODERATE(cg) "Kids will lose their minds at the sight of Fraser in a skin-tight pink tracksuit with the words 'Yum Yum' on his sizeable backside. Parents will sigh and eat popcorn."(See all of Linda Barnard's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 621 words, 04/30/10
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: POOR(cg) "Fraser, either through devotion to his craft or his executive producing credit, proves willing to endure any kind of humiliation for a laugh."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 623 words, 04/30/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...it's just no fun to watch, what with the actors pulling wacky faces and the digitally enhanced animals winking and high-fiving each other."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 250 words, 04/29/10
KEY CITIES (8 Reviews)
Jen Chaney, Washington Post: POOR(cg) "The problem, or problems, stem from the lazy, unfunny script; the weak computer-generated animals; and the squandering of so much talent."(See all of Jen Chaney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 555 words, 04/30/10
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: POOR(cg) "...if it's hot, wet, pointy or painful, it lands in Fraser's 'no-no zone'... a special category of PG movies that routinely mistake crotch hits for humor."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 565 words, 04/30/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK(cg) "A bit player exaggerates his Mexican accent, and the Korean American doctor-turned-comic Jeong bursts into shrill, sing-songy Korean chatter on his cell-phone."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 393 words, 04/30/10
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: POOR(cg) "...a stupid, mean-spirited little movie that ranks down there with the worst in recent memory.... wait, look! The raccoon just squirted Dan in the crotch with a sprinkler!"(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 562 words, 04/30/10
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: POOR(cg) "The jokes never rise above the groin. The trees look plastic, the characters more so. The animals -- oh dear god, the animals."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 557 words, 04/30/10
Sherry Robinson, St. Petersburg Times: POOR(cg) "...just a series of pratfalls and hits to the crotch that feels like an overlong sketch on a comedy show. They could have cut 80 minutes out of the 92-minute running time..."(See all of Sherry Robinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 583 words, 04/29/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (6 Reviews)
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...isn't really a movie at all; it's a message provided by the good people at Participant Media... made for the 6 to, oh, let's say 6½ year old set..."(See all of Robert Wilonsky's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 592 words, 04/27/10
Alicia Potter, Boston Phoenix: POOR(cg) "Violent, coarse, and mirthless, this 'eco'-themed dud stars Brendan Fraser as a real-estate developer hired to raze a forest for luxury homes."(See all of Alicia Potter's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 152 words, 04/29/10
Scott Tobias, AV Club: FAIR(cg) "Fraser does make it a little easier to digest.... such high-mindedness feels conspicuously out of place in a movie where the smartest character has four legs."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 319 words, 04/29/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...it's just no fun to watch, what with the actors pulling wacky faces and the digitally enhanced animals winking and high-fiving each other."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 250 words, 04/29/10
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: POOR(cg) "No one would expect sophisticated humor from a film in which a bear locks Brendan Fraser in a Port-a-Potty, but 'Furry Vengeance' even botches the dumb laughs."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 475 words, 04/30/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...wouldn't pass muster on the Disney Channel... the story consists of an escalating series of critter attacks, and the special effects are surprisingly cheap-looking."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 04/30/10
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...so exhausting in its mean-spirited unfunny business that it would prompt Al Gore to empty his recycling bin and light a match to the contents..."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 413 words, 04/30/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: POOR "...broadly played, lamely written and overall overbearing... Brendan Fraser, often a reliably game farceur in kid-centric fare, is atypically charm-free and flatfooted..."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 497 words, 04/29/10
Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...a collection of feeble jokes... Sustainability never looked so stupid.... a jumble of Apple product placement and wan message-mongering..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 579 words, 04/29/10
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...so exhausting in its mean-spirited unfunny business that it would prompt Al Gore to empty his recycling bin and light a match to the contents..."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 413 words, 04/30/10
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...wouldn't pass muster on the Disney Channel... the story consists of an escalating series of critter attacks, and the special effects are surprisingly cheap-looking."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 04/30/10
16.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Furry Vengeance's reviews are separated by an average 16.3 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.
Furry Vengeance (27 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Furry Vengeance's reviews cover 37.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 12,124 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 449 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 8.6 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Furry Vengeance's reviews on average broke 8.6 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 Furry Vengeance's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Furry Vengeance (27 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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