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Comedy adventure about a group of guinea pigs, members of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage, who kick butts and ask questions later. Cast:Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan, Penélope Cruz, Bill NighyDirector:Hoyt YeatmanRelease Date:July 24, 2009DVD Release:December 15, 2009From:Walt Disney PicturesRating:PGLength:1 hr. 28 min.
G-Force played to weak reviews. • Claudia Puig wrote in USA Today, "...unlikely to keep anyone older than 10 on the edge of his seat, and the bathroom humor may annoy adults. But the message of unity, while unoriginal, is consistently sweet." • And Michael Rechtshaffen wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "A 3D ball of energy, but its furry characters are flatly run-of-the-treadmill." More Reviews Below...
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: MODERATE(cg) "...frantic and loud.... heavy on action scenes and heavy, too, on message: Everyone is special, family is important, and smashed-up stuff looks cool."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 115 words, 07/31/09
Jake Coyle, Associated Press: POOR(cg) "Most depressing about 'G-Force' is the talent wasted in the name of family entertainment. Galifianakis, Morgan and Arnett are all funnier falling out of bed."(See all of Jake Coyle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 524 words, 07/24/09
Claudia Puig, USA Today: MODERATE(cg) "...unlikely to keep anyone older than 10 on the edge of his seat... the bathroom humor may annoy adults. But the message of unity, while unoriginal, is consistently sweet."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 373 words, 07/24/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (9 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...lives up to its promise to provide nearly an hour and a half of semicrude jokes and big effects, pausing for an obligatory scene of heartfelt lesson learning..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 765 words, 07/24/09
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "This is definitely not your parents' Disney movie. Wit and magic are in short supply, but there are guns, soldiers, car chases and explosions."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 359 words, 07/24/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a pleasant, inoffensive 3-D animated farce about a team of superspy gophers.... The film is non-stop, wall-to wall madcap action."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 523 words, 07/23/09
Kyle Smith, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...here's your best opportunity yet to cross 'See guinea pigs re-enact 'The Dirty Dozen' ' off your list of things to do before you die."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 526 words, 07/24/09
Linda Winer, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD(cg) "Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan, Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz and Steve Buscemi find the beating heart beneath the crashing and the chasing and the banging."(See all of Linda Winer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 07/24/09
Stephen Cole, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "...on an adult fun meter, it would rate somewhere between a parent-teacher meeting and a trip to the orthodontist to outfit your kid with braces."(See all of Stephen Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 568 words, 07/24/09
Dan Kois, Washington Post: POOR(cg) "A dispiriting primer on the low regard Hollywood has for the intelligence and curiosity of children -- and the time and money of their parents..."(See all of Dan Kois's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 791 words, 07/24/09
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: WEAK(cg) "...a constant barrage of visual mayhem, over-scored orchestral schmaltz and one loud pop song after another (twice with the Boom Boom Pow?)"(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 575 words, 07/24/09
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News: MODERATE(cg) "...the movie is 3-D and loaded with elaborate and smartly executed crashes and collisions, but the 3-D is never used to its wow-factor potential."(See all of Nancy Churnin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 614 words, 07/24/09
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: MODERATE(cg) "Good thing the 9-inch-tall furball action heroes are actually computer-animated. Real rodents wouldn't have lasted through the opening minutes."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 445 words, 07/24/09
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "The vocal cast -- particularly Cage (unrecognizable) and Morgan, plus a guest appearance by Steve Buscemi -- makes a lot of good scenes even better."(See all of Tom Keogh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 463 words, 07/24/09
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK(cg) "...the digital hijinx aren't great. And despite a committed voice cast that includes two Oscar winners, the jokes aren't all that either."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 410 words, 07/24/09
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...lives up to its promise to provide nearly an hour and a half of semicrude jokes and big effects, pausing for an obligatory scene of heartfelt lesson learning..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 765 words, 07/24/09
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...lives up to its promise to provide nearly an hour and a half of semicrude jokes and big effects, pausing for an obligatory scene of heartfelt lesson learning..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 765 words, 07/24/09
18.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
G-Force's reviews are separated by an average 18.6 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.
G-Force (25 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:G-Force's reviews cover 40.9% of potential readers (average is 68.0%). Volume:The film's reviews total 11,135 words involume (average is 20,221 words). Length:The film's reviews average 445 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 37.1 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.3 Release)
G-Force's reviews on average broke 37.1 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.3 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 G-Force's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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