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HEMINGWAY'S GARDEN OF EDENMovie Reviews
Period drama, set in the 1920s and based on Hemingway's posthumously published novel of the same name, about a young American writer and his wife on their extended honeymoon in Europe. Cast:Jack Huston, Mena SuvariDirector:John IrvinRelease Date:December 10, 2010DVD Release:March 15, 2011From:Roadside AttractionsRating:RLength:1 hr 51 min
Hemingway's Garden of Eden played in limited release to poor reviews. • Cary Darling wrote in the Dallas Morning News, "...under the direction of John Irvin ('The Dogs of War') from a script by James Scott Linville, it just seems like a bunch of actors playing dress-up." • And Jesse Cataldo wrote for Slant, "...a turgid, unsatisfying rendering... an ultimately hollow and tedious film." More Reviews Below...
Hemingway's Garden of Eden Positive Reviews (10 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "For all the cinematic crimes against him, there has been no book-to-screen translation of his work quite as atrocious as 'Hemingway's Garden of Eden'..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 548 words, 12/10/10
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Aside from a general lack of intensity that keeps it from really capturing the grasp of romantic obsession, inarguably the biggest problem with 'Eden' is a structural one."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 254 words, 12/10/10
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "Everybody flirts with everyone else as director John Irvin pours on a level of shopping-mall-gift-shop-kitsch that would shame Wayne Newton.... nothing much happens."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 12/10/10
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...this quaintly racy version of Papa's most hated novel has a few bullets in its barrel... but the resulting sangria cocktail is mild, unchallenging, and kinda dull."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 12/08/10
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News: WEAK(cg) "...under the direction of John Irvin ('The Dogs of War') from a script by James Scott Linville, it just seems like a bunch of actors playing dress-up."(See all of Cary Darling's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 285 words, 12/10/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...this quaintly racy version of Papa's most hated novel has a few bullets in its barrel... but the resulting sangria cocktail is mild, unchallenging, and kinda dull."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 12/08/10
Noel Murray, AV Club: WEAK(cg) "...all silly, silly surface.... The film isn't erotic or profound. It is occasionally comic, though -- like reading the finalists for one of those Bad Sex In Fiction awards."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 295 words, 12/09/10
Jesse Cataldo, Slant: WEAK(cg) "...a turgid, unsatisfying rendering... Hemingway's story, itself already a flawed working bordering on the tawdry, has been shaped into an ultimately hollow and tedious film."(See all of Jesse Cataldo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 455 words, 12/05/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "For all the cinematic crimes against him, there has been no book-to-screen translation of his work quite as atrocious as 'Hemingway's Garden of Eden'..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 548 words, 12/10/10
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Aside from a general lack of intensity that keeps it from really capturing the grasp of romantic obsession, inarguably the biggest problem with 'Eden' is a structural one."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 254 words, 12/10/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: POOR "...mannered, bloodless and appallingly thesped... aims for a level of sophistication miles beyond tyro scripter James Scott Linville's callow reach."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 293 words, 12/08/10
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Aside from a general lack of intensity that keeps it from really capturing the grasp of romantic obsession, inarguably the biggest problem with 'Eden' is a structural one."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 254 words, 12/10/10
Stephen Holden, New York Times: POOR "For all the cinematic crimes against him, there has been no book-to-screen translation of his work quite as atrocious as 'Hemingway's Garden of Eden'..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 548 words, 12/10/10
13.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Hemingway's Garden of Eden's reviews are separated by an average 13.6 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:Hemingway's Garden of Eden's reviews cover 11.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,880 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 288 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Hemingway's Garden of Eden Coverage, Volume & Length (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 12.5 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Hemingway's Garden of Eden's reviews on average broke 12.5 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 Hemingway's Garden of Eden's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Hemingway's Garden of Eden (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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