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GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLDMovie Reviews
Documentary about the musical and spiritual voyage that was George Harrison's life, much of it told in his own words. Cast:George Harrison, Neil Aspinall, Jane Birkin, Pattie Boyd, Eric Clapton, Ray Cooper, Terry Gilliam, Dhani Harrison, Olivia Harrison, Eric IdleDirector:Martin ScorseseRelease Date:October 5, 2011DVD Release:June 5, 2012From:HBO FilmsLength:3 hr. 28 min.
JUNE 5, 2012
George Harrison: Living In The Material World, Very Good Reviews (Doc) Limited
George Harrison: Living In The Material World played in limited release to very good reviews. • Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "...a more objective, less personal documentary than Scorsese usually makes.... This is a long film, for which the expansiveness of cable television is appropriate." • And Shawn Levy wrote in the Portland Oregonian, "A lovely and, I dare say, definitive portrait." More Reviews Below...
George Harrison: Living In The Material World Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Richard Corliss, Time: EXCELLENT "...a fitting, sonorous tribute.... ultimately plaintive... Let a million fans smile while watching 'Living in the Material World,' and a million guitars gently weep."(See all of Richard Corliss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 2,055 words, 10/05/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a more objective, less personal documentary than Scorsese usually makes.... This is a long film, for which the expansiveness of cable television is appropriate."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 900 words, 10/05/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...edited so artfully and meticulously, and with such a sensitive eye and ear, that it doesn't feel as if you were watching a talking-heads-and-film-clips documentary..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 737 words, 10/05/11
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a long, lovely meditation.... it is not really so much a film about a career as it is about a life and not so much about a life of events as of spiritual progress..."(See all of Robert Lloyd's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 10/05/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a more objective, less personal documentary than Scorsese usually makes.... This is a long film, for which the expansiveness of cable television is appropriate."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 900 words, 10/05/11
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Hank Stuever, Washington Post: MODERATE(cg) "...loopy.... One of the film's subtle flaws is how apparent it is that Scorsese mainly assembled this film, leaving interviews and other legwork up to hired hands."(See all of Hank Stuever's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 823 words, 10/05/11
Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...combines newsreels, U.S. and British television shows, home movies and hundreds of rare photographs blended with the requisite talking-head interviews."(See all of Joel Selvin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 926 words, 10/05/11
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Harrison was a saintly fellow of his stripe, and the obvious love and loss his friends feel at his absence is poignant. A lovely and, I dare say, definitive portrait."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 137 words, 10/07/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)
Nick Schager, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...delivers an enormous wealth of footage that will likely satisfy completist fans, but none of it exposes anything that hasn't already long since been in the public record."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 09/24/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...edited so artfully and meticulously, and with such a sensitive eye and ear, that it doesn't feel as if you were watching a talking-heads-and-film-clips documentary..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 737 words, 10/05/11
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a long, lovely meditation.... it is not really so much a film about a career as it is about a life and not so much about a life of events as of spiritual progress..."(See all of Robert Lloyd's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 10/05/11
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...an unexpected treat: More than mere rock-doc hagiography... reveals how a tortured millionaire struggled to tame his soul, understand life and ready himself for death..."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,156 words, 09/04/11
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...a personality portrait of welcome depth... It's not a film one particularly expected to be made but it's a vastly welcome one."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,077 words, 09/04/11
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a long, lovely meditation.... it is not really so much a film about a career as it is about a life and not so much about a life of events as of spiritual progress..."(See all of Robert Lloyd's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 10/05/11
Mike Hale, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...edited so artfully and meticulously, and with such a sensitive eye and ear, that it doesn't feel as if you were watching a talking-heads-and-film-clips documentary..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 737 words, 10/05/11
13.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
George Harrison: Living In The Material World'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:George Harrison: Living In The Material World's reviews cover 24.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 10,645 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 968 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
George Harrison: Living In The Material World Coverage, Volume & Length (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 33.6 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
George Harrison: Living In The Material World's reviews on average broke 33.6 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 George Harrison: Living In The Material World's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
George Harrison: Living In The Material World (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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