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HICK (2012)Movie Reviews
Drama about a small-town teenager who leaves her unhappy home to hitchhike to Las Vegas and the questionable people she meets along the way. Cast:Chloe Moretz, Alec Baldwin, Juliette Lewis, Blake Lively, Eddie Redmayne, Rory CulkinDirector:Derick MartiniRelease Date:May 11, 2012DVD Release:August 14, 2012From:Phase 4 FilmsRating:RLength:1 hr. 35 min.
Hick (2012) played in limited release to poor reviews. • Andrew Lapin wrote for NPR, "...doesn't deserve to be remembered as much of anything. What is watchable here is made possible by the sheer will of the gifted Chloe Grace Moretz, who's in every scene..." • And Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "I cringed.... what is it for?" More Reviews Below...
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: WEAK(cg) "I cringed. The film contains some effective performances, it does a good job of evoking bereft and empty landscapes, but what is it for?"(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 644 words, 05/25/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: WEAK "...a botched coming-of-age story.... It feels fake.... Ms. Portes's script strains credulity, and it's not helped by Mr. Martini, who can't find the right tone."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 05/11/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: POOR "...part road movie and part coming-of-age story but mostly plays like some creepy-perv fantasia looking for mileage.... 'Hick' should be sent packing back to the sticks."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 252 words, 05/11/12
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...isn't quite as abysmal or offensive as the notorious and thematically similar 'Hounddog'... it isn't exactly subtle or convincing, either..."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 178 words, 05/11/12
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: POOR "...pointless.... For a movie that deals with rape, criminality, and even racks up a real body count, 'Hick' is whisper-thin and instantly forgettable."(See all of Bilge Ebiri's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 559 words, 05/11/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: WEAK(cg) "I cringed. The film contains some effective performances, it does a good job of evoking bereft and empty landscapes, but what is it for?"(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 644 words, 05/25/12
Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: MODERATE(cg) "...walks the jittery line between being exploitative and too sensitive... you get the sense the actors, particularly Lively and Moretz, could have taken this story anywhere."(See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 913 words, 05/09/12
R. Kurt Osenlund, Slant: POOR(cg) "...an aimless tumbleweed of a road movie if ever there was one.... doesn't have much at all to say about anything, save the usual lowlife blather..."(See all of R. Kurt Osenlund's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 764 words, 05/08/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: WEAK "...a botched coming-of-age story.... It feels fake.... Ms. Portes's script strains credulity, and it's not helped by Mr. Martini, who can't find the right tone."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 05/11/12
Andrew Lapin, NPR: WEAK "...doesn't deserve to be remembered as much of anything. What is watchable here is made possible by the sheer will of the gifted Moretz, who's in every scene..."(See all of Andrew Lapin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 555 words, 05/10/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...part road movie and part coming-of-age story but mostly plays like some creepy-perv fantasia looking for mileage.... 'Hick' should be sent packing back to the sticks."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 252 words, 05/11/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: WEAK "Moretz invests far more emotion than the film deserves... the movie hurls its young heroine into a variety of abusive situations... unpleasant when it isn't simply boring."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 589 words, 09/27/11
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "...follows the strange adventures of a 13-year-old runaway girl... probably what would happen if you took the worst country song imaginable and turned it into a movie."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 09/15/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...part road movie and part coming-of-age story but mostly plays like some creepy-perv fantasia looking for mileage.... 'Hick' should be sent packing back to the sticks."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 252 words, 05/11/12
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: WEAK "...a botched coming-of-age story.... It feels fake.... Ms. Portes's script strains credulity, and it's not helped by Mr. Martini, who can't find the right tone."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 05/11/12
11.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Hick (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 11.2 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.
Hick (2012) (14 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Hick (2012)'s reviews cover 18.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,799 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 486 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 10 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Hick (2012)'s reviews on average broke 10 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 Hick (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Hick (2012) (14 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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