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Portuguese language drama about 1940s Brazilian soccer star Heleno de Freitas, whose passion for a decadent lifestyle threatened his career. Cast:Rodrigo Santoro, Priscila Assum, Othon Bastos, Herson Capri, Angie Cepeda, Erom Cordeiro, Candido Damm, Orã Figueiredo, Henrique Juliano, Aline Moraes, Jean Pierre Noher, Duda RibeiroDirector:José Henrique FonsecaRelease Date:December 7, 2012DVD Release:March 5, 2013From:Screen Media VenturesRating:RLength:1 hr 56 min
Heleno played in limited release to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Kirk Honeycutt wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...striking and moving.... paints an indelible, highly impressionistic portrait..." • And Nick McCarthy wrote for Slant, "...indulges in pleasure over substance..." More Reviews Below...
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT(cg) "...handsome... impressionistic... Rodrigo Santoro is mighty matinee-idol charismatic, alternating between swaggering lady-killer and ravaged victim of self-destruction."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 87 words, 12/07/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Though powerfully acted and dazzlingly shot in heavenly black and white, the movie is a feverish opera that, like its doomed antihero, loses vitality much too soon."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 12/07/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...nothing if not watchable. But, by presenting more surface than depth to De Freitas' womanizing, arrogance and volatility, it largely feels like an arm's length effort."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 226 words, 12/07/12
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...the proscribed rhythms and questionable ethics of the classic downfall biopic go a long way to keeping this low-grade and, even for soccer fans, inconsequential."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 472 words, 12/05/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Heleno has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...the proscribed rhythms and questionable ethics of the classic downfall biopic go a long way to keeping this low-grade and, even for soccer fans, inconsequential."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 472 words, 12/05/12
Nick McCarthy, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...hardly focuses on the man's fancy footwork, fixating instead on Heleno's hubris and hot-headedness... indulges in pleasure over substance, aesthetics over insight."(See all of Nick McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 467 words, 12/04/12
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: POOR(cg) "...even the charismatic and handsome Rodrigo Santoro cannot offer us a clue to Heleno's appeal: he comes across as an enormous jackass..."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 381 words, 12/07/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Though powerfully acted and dazzlingly shot in heavenly black and white, the movie is a feverish opera that, like its doomed antihero, loses vitality much too soon."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 12/07/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...nothing if not watchable. But, by presenting more surface than depth to De Freitas' womanizing, arrogance and volatility, it largely feels like an arm's length effort."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 226 words, 12/07/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: FAIR "...all the respectful Scorsese references are ultimately distractions in a story that loses momentum in painful, protracted fashion... early scenes, however, are gripping..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 458 words, 09/20/11
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...striking and moving.... paints an indelible, highly impressionistic portrait... wants to give a sense and an image of a man consumed by the very passion that inspires him."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 773 words, 09/16/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...nothing if not watchable. But, by presenting more surface than depth to De Freitas' womanizing, arrogance and volatility, it largely feels like an arm's length effort."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 226 words, 12/07/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Though powerfully acted and dazzlingly shot in heavenly black and white, the movie is a feverish opera that, like its doomed antihero, loses vitality much too soon."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 12/07/12
24.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Heleno's reviews are separated by an average 24.9 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.
Heleno (10 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Heleno's reviews cover 15.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,579 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 358 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 28 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Heleno's reviews on average broke 28 days 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 Heleno's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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