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GONE (2012)Movie Reviews
Thriller about a woman's desperate race against time to save her sister, who has been abducted by a suspected serial killer. Cast:Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan, Wes BentleyDirector:Heitor DhaliaRelease Date:February 24, 2012DVD Release:May 29, 2012From:Summit EntertainmentRating:PG-13Length:1 hr. 25 min.
Gone (2012) played to weak reviews. • Peter Travers wrote in Rolling Stone, "...a substandard thriller... director Heitor Dhalia merely recycles bump-in-the-night thriller tropes. There's no thrill in 'Gone' because you can see every surprise coming." • And Katey Rich wrote for Cinema Blend, "...logic-free, utterly joyless..." More Reviews Below...
Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...holds the attention for the first half, assisted by Heitor Dhalia's fat-free direction and Seyfried's evocative saucer-eyes. But by the end, viewers may be left pondering..."(See all of Clark Collis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 96 words, 03/02/12
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: WEAK(cg) "...a substandard thriller... director Heitor Dhalia merely recycles bump-in-the-night thriller tropes. There's no thrill in 'Gone' because you can see every surprise coming."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 139 words, 02/24/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "Ms. Seyfried belongs to a stable of blank-faced, saucer-eyed beauties whose limited appeal may conquer the small screen but so far has failed to tame the large."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 02/25/12
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: POOR "Gone is your hard-earned money if you buy a ticket to this slack piece of work... a beat-the-clock movie in which director Heitor Dhalia forgot to set the alarm."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 334 words, 02/25/12
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: POOR "...it's always tough to spend most of a movie wondering whether the characters are morons and/or lunatics... played mostly straight, it comes off as ludicrous and lame."(See all of Bilge Ebiri's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 592 words, 02/27/12
Aaron Hillis, LA Weekly: POOR "...wholly preposterous and casually sexist... Mute the bombastic score and there'd be no suspense; do yourself a favor and shut your eyes, too."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 233 words, 03/01/12
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...delivers lots of tension and gives the thriller genre a twist by merging the designated victim from the woman-in-peril flick and the relentless hunter from the chase movie..."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 184 words, 03/01/12
Aaron Hillis, LA Weekly: POOR "...wholly preposterous and casually sexist... Mute the bombastic score and there'd be no suspense; do yourself a favor and shut your eyes, too."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 233 words, 03/01/12
Katey Rich, Cinema Blend: POOR(cg) "...logic-free, utterly joyless... strands Seyfried in the thankless role as a maybe-crazy, maybe-correct woman hunting down the sister she believes is kidnapped..."(See all of Katey Rich's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 626 words, 02/24/12
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...moody but middling... Seyfried compellingly portrays a woman progressing from victimization to power. She needs a case worthy of her skills."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 159 words, 03/01/12
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: GOOD(cg) "...it's never fully convincing in the way it lays out a bread-crumb trail for its suffering protagonist to follow to the truth. But it does find a little new life in a familiar formula."(See all of Tasha Robinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 483 words, 02/24/12
Jesse Hassenger, Pop Matters: MODERATE(cg) "...never commits to a full-fledged character study, and though it moves along at a tight clip with a dash of style, it's not dazzling as a thriller, either."(See all of Jesse Hassenger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 656 words, 02/28/12
Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: GOOD(cg) "As vigilante thrillers go, 'Gone' is actually kind of subtle - perhaps too subtle.... The aura of slow-burning paranoia is the best thing about the picture..."(See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 691 words, 02/24/12
R. Kurt Osenlund, Slant: WEAK(cg) "The script by Allison Burnett is a layer cake of easy plot propellers, iced with rib-tickling garbage like a wooded crime scene dubbed Forest Park..."(See all of R. Kurt Osenlund's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 503 words, 02/25/12
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...delivers lots of tension and gives the thriller genre a twist by merging the designated victim from the woman-in-peril flick and the relentless hunter from the chase movie..."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 184 words, 03/01/12
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: POOR(cg) "...this sorry excuse for a film is laughable. If it merely wants to be an involving, provocative thriller... well, it fails miserably..."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 640 words, 04/23/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "Ms. Seyfried belongs to a stable of blank-faced, saucer-eyed beauties whose limited appeal may conquer the small screen but so far has failed to tame the large."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 02/25/12
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: POOR "Gone is your hard-earned money if you buy a ticket to this slack piece of work... a beat-the-clock movie in which director Heitor Dhalia forgot to set the alarm."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 334 words, 02/25/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: FAIR "...brings no special sensibility or panache to a script short on both; supporting turns and design contributions are likewise no more inspired than the material."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 02/24/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "A thriller so fixated on red herrings that viewers may stop caring if anyone's really in danger... in the end, looks less like tricksterism than incompetent storytelling."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 336 words, 02/24/12
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: POOR "Gone is your hard-earned money if you buy a ticket to this slack piece of work... a beat-the-clock movie in which director Heitor Dhalia forgot to set the alarm."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 334 words, 02/25/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "Ms. Seyfried belongs to a stable of blank-faced, saucer-eyed beauties whose limited appeal may conquer the small screen but so far has failed to tame the large."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 02/25/12
22.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Gone (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 22.7 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.
Gone (2012) (19 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Gone (2012)'s reviews cover 25.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,563 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 398 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 3 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Gone (2012)'s reviews on average broke 3 days after 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 Gone (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Gone (2012) (19 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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