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GINGER & ROSAMovie Reviews
Drama about the friendship between two teenaged girls in 1962 London, on the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Cast:Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Alice Englert, Annette Bening, Timothy Spall, Oliver Platt, Alessandro Nivola, Jodhi May, Oliver Milburn, Greg Bennett, Andrew Hawley, Richard Strange, Matt Hookings, Marcus Shakesheff, Andy JoyDirector:Sally PotterRelease Date:March 15, 2013DVD Release:July 23, 2013From:A24 FilmsRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 29 min
Ginger & Rosa opened in key cities to very good reviews. • Dana Stevens wrote for Slate, "...packs an impressive amount of personal and political history into a wispy 90 minutes of screen time.... creates a lingering mood of lyrical melancholy..." More Reviews Below...
Ginger & Rosa Positive Reviews (36 Reviews, reviews below)
Mary Pols, Time: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Elle Fanning exhibits startling depths of emotion.... the premise is oddly stale for a filmmaker like Sally Potter... the film never matches the freshness of its young star."(See all of Mary Pols's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 853 words, 03/15/13
Melissa Maerz, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT(cg) "Sally Potter has enough compassion for these girls to imply that their lives might really be just as dramatic as they think.... Elle Fanning is heartbreakingly raw..."(See all of Melissa Maerz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 459 words, 03/15/13
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a portrait of a time and place.... What I'll take away from it is the knowledge that now the Fannings have given us two actresses of such potential."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 425 words, 03/22/13
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: VERY GOOD(cg) "...it's in the work of its superb ensemble cast that it really finds its voice.... the way that Elle Fanning and Alice Englert animate their characters..."(See all of Glenn Kenny's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 03/14/13
S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Fanning is pretty much perfect here.... The dramatic twist isn't all that surprising, since the filmmakers leave an (annoyingly) obvious breadcrumb trail.... Age 15."(See all of S. Jhoanna Robledo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 535 words, 03/21/13
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (12 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...ardent and intelligent.... The period details seem just right.... Some of it may be a bit too perfect and programmatic..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 770 words, 03/15/13
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "Too much of this small, fragile film can't climb out from under the personal and political weight it carries. And it's earnestness is stuffy and affected."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 03/15/13
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD "...empathetic and aware... striking... Fanning's work is so impressive, it makes what weaknesses the movie has seem unimportant."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 679 words, 03/15/13
Sara Stewart, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "As a trio of activist family friends, Timothy Spall, Oliver Platt and Annette Bening function as a sort of 'ban the bomb' Greek chorus, looking after Ginger..."(See all of Sara Stewart's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 431 words, 03/15/13
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...an absolutely devastating movie, and every performance is pitch-perfect.... it's a look at family dysfunction from a fresh and surprising angle."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 342 words, 03/22/13
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a portrait of a time and place.... What I'll take away from it is the knowledge that now the Fannings have given us two actresses of such potential."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 425 words, 03/22/13
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...absorbing.... Sally Potter forgoes her earlier unconventional predilections for a simple, direct narrative, although she sometimes overemphasizes points..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 03/13/13
Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "...by far Sally Potter's most accessible film - beautifully observed as always, and with a quietly gripping performance from her young star..."(See all of Rick Groen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 613 words, 03/29/13
Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "...it's Fanning who makes this a must-see movie. At 15, she shows maturity and depths that even her talented sister Dakota hasn't yet matched."(See all of Susan G. Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 165 words, 03/28/13
KEY CITIES (11 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "In Potter's assured, caring hands, 'the personal is political' assumes newfound breadth, depth and surprising emotional poignancy.... it's also a cry from the heart."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 500 words, 03/22/13
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...beautiful, heartbreaking.... If the ending explodes in a mushroom cloud of melodrama, it's the melodrama of real life."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 463 words, 03/29/13
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...captivating.... feels remarkably vital and immediate.... Potter asks much of her young actresses, who respond brilliantly."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 671 words, 03/29/13
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...it's about adolescence as a state of absolute idealism and absolute self-absorption... Fanning easily convinces you of Ginger's emotional reality..."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 699 words, 03/22/13
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...the sly Alice Englert is shown off to far better advantage than she was in 'Beautiful Creatures.' And Alessandro Nivola is excellent as Ginger's undependable dad."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 621 words, 03/15/13
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "Potter's twin fascination for grand historical movements and the more subtle grand movements within a soul finds a strong outlet in this story..."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 295 words, 03/22/13
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...emerges as a celebration of 14-year-old Elle Fanning, whose wide-eyed face lights up the film and who's long demonstrated a very grown-up gift for acting."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 265 words, 03/22/13
Mike Russell, Portland Oregonian: OUTSTANDING(cg) "It's quietly brutal stuff, beautifully acted by Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Christina Hendricks and a word-twisting Alessandro Nivola."(See all of Mike Russell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 135 words, 02/08/13
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a coming-of-age drama of admirable complexity and character development.... moral issues we mistake for black and white can burn with a beguiling red flame."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 341 words, 03/29/13
Tom Long, Detroit News: EXCELLENT(cg) "There's an ache at the center of this movie that transcends time and place. It's the ache of mortality, of unsureness about the future and discomfort in the present."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 297 words, 03/22/13
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (7 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...absorbing.... Sally Potter forgoes her earlier unconventional predilections for a simple, direct narrative, although she sometimes overemphasizes points..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 03/13/13
Noel Murray, AV Club: GOOD(cg) "...can be affecting at times, and might've been even more so if Potter hadn't made its theme so explicit, via heavy 'this is the point' speeches..."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 381 words, 03/14/13
Chris Barsanti, Pop Matters: VERY GOOD(cg) "There is a beautiful film here, with a rich understanding of the apocalyptic concerns of adolescence, but it's only visible in pieces."(See all of Chris Barsanti's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 632 words, 03/15/13
Andrew Schenker, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a powerful and jaundiced coming-of-age story from the decade's less trod corners. In Potter's vision, the '60s aren't about illumination, but fear."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 806 words, 10/12/12
Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "...it's Fanning who makes this a must-see movie. At 15, she shows maturity and depths that even her talented sister Dakota hasn't yet matched."(See all of Susan G. Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 165 words, 03/28/13
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the film doesn't seem to understand its adult supporting characters any better than most young people understand adults."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 468 words, 03/29/13
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...ardent and intelligent.... The period details seem just right.... Some of it may be a bit too perfect and programmatic..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 770 words, 03/15/13
Bob Mondello, NPR: VERY GOOD "...steeped in '60s jazz, shot through with earthy color.... an intriguingly complex portrait of both of its characters and of the time of flux they live in."(See all of Bob Mondello's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 412 words, 03/14/13
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...empathetic and aware... striking... Fanning's work is so impressive, it makes what weaknesses the movie has seem unimportant."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 679 words, 03/15/13
Dana Stevens, Slate: GOOD "...packs an impressive amount of personal and political history into a wispy 90 minutes of screen time.... creates a lingering mood of lyrical melancholy..."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 411 words, 03/15/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Variety: WEAK "Potter seems at a loss to communicate the ideas behind her agonizingly elliptical picture, leaving auds to marvel at the gorgeous cinematography..."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 695 words, 09/01/12
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: OUTSTANDING "Elle Fanning is simply extraordinary... a sharply observed tale of growing up amid the turmoil of nuclear threat and familial discord."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 852 words, 09/02/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...empathetic and aware... striking... Fanning's work is so impressive, it makes what weaknesses the movie has seem unimportant."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 679 words, 03/15/13
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...ardent and intelligent.... The period details seem just right.... Some of it may be a bit too perfect and programmatic..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 770 words, 03/15/13
12.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Ginger & Rosa's reviews are separated by an average 12.7 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:Ginger & Rosa's reviews cover 55.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 17,399 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 483 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 64.0 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Ginger & Rosa's reviews on average broke 64.0 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 Ginger & Rosa's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Ginger & Rosa (36 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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