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GIRLS AGAINST BOYSMovie Reviews
Thriller about two young Manhattan women whose quest for revenge against a date rapist leads to a killing spree of any male who crosses their path. Cast:Nicole LaLiberte, Liam Aiken, Michael Stahl-David, Andrew Howard, Lauren Ashleigh, Will Brill, Teena Byrd, Ivan Cardona, Raul Casso, Robert Chang, Suzie Cho, Reyna de Courcy, Carmine DiBenedetto, Benjamin Forster, Aaron GlaserDirector:Austin ChickRelease Date:February 1, 2013DVD Release:February 26, 2013From:Anchor BayRating:RLength:1 hr 27 min
Girls Against Boys played in New York City and Los Angeles to poor reviews. • Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in the New York Times, "...a dumb, dreary, let's-get-back-at-them slasher in which pulverized genitals pass for feminist critique... less a battle of the sexes than a wipeout by the witless." More Reviews Below...
Girls Against Boys Positive Reviews (9 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...a dumb, dreary, let's-get-back-at-them slasher in which pulverized genitals pass for feminist critique... less a battle of the sexes than a wipeout by the witless."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 02/01/13
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "Danielle Panabaker and Nicole LaLiberte give their all, but the movie is all moral compass and mainstream emotion... never as edgy or transgressive as it thinks it is."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 02/01/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...there are snippets of feminist lectures heard throughout to try to frame the story as some kind of half-baked media-thesis masquerading as a sexy action pic."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 02/01/13
Sara Stewart, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "...starts out promisingly, but squanders its girl-power capital... lays the groundwork for a subversive female buddy flick, yet fails to make either woman particularly likable."(See all of Sara Stewart's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 146 words, 02/01/13
Ted Scheinman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...intensely laconic, with so little dialogue it could almost all fit the 140-character Twitter max... a derivative distillation of various horror motifs that fails to cohere..."(See all of Ted Scheinman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 01/30/13
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Girls Against Boys has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Ted Scheinman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...intensely laconic, with so little dialogue it could almost all fit the 140-character Twitter max... a derivative distillation of various horror motifs that fails to cohere..."(See all of Ted Scheinman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 01/30/13
Andrew Schenker, Slant: POOR(cg) "...sidesteps any real-world consequences to the on-screen action and hopelessly muddles the movie's meaning... leaves us with blood, guts, and dismemberment..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 625 words, 01/27/13
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...a dumb, dreary, let's-get-back-at-them slasher in which pulverized genitals pass for feminist critique... less a battle of the sexes than a wipeout by the witless."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 02/01/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...there are snippets of feminist lectures heard throughout to try to frame the story as some kind of half-baked media-thesis masquerading as a sexy action pic."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 02/01/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "...isn't as psychologically probing or politically provocative as it hopes to be.... plays like 'Thelma & Louise' without the fun -- or, for that matter, the psychological credibility."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 347 words, 01/05/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...there are snippets of feminist lectures heard throughout to try to frame the story as some kind of half-baked media-thesis masquerading as a sexy action pic."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 02/01/13
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...a dumb, dreary, let's-get-back-at-them slasher in which pulverized genitals pass for feminist critique... less a battle of the sexes than a wipeout by the witless."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 02/01/13
11.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Girls Against Boys's reviews are separated by an average 11.3 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.
Girls Against Boys (9 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Girls Against Boys's reviews cover 11.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,541 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 282 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Girls Against Boys Coverage, Volume & Length (9 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 42.7 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Girls Against Boys's reviews on average broke 42.7 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 Girls Against Boys's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Girls Against Boys (9 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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