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HIDE AWAY (A YEAR IN MOORING)Movie Reviews
Drama about a successful businessman who tries to rebuild his life as he restores a dilapidated sailboat. Cast:Josh Lucas, James Cromwell, Jon Tenney, Ayelet Zurer, Casey LaBow, Taylor NicholsDirector:Chris EyreRelease Date:May 25, 2012DVD Release:August 21, 2012From:MMC Joule FilmsRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 23 min
AUGUST 21, 2012
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring), Weak Reviews Limited
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring) played in limited release to weak reviews. • Barbara VanDenburgh wrote in the Arizona Republic, "...a hard movie to get close to.... not because it's genuinely challenging, but because, underneath all the metaphors and nature photography, there's nothing much there." More Reviews Below...
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring) Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...often irritatingly oblique... it's basically just Josh Lucas going through a short story-like period of reflection and redemption almost entirely without dialogue."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 117 words, 06/01/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...feels padded even in its brief running time; it's a slight mood piece posing as a character study.... papers together images with singer-songwriter numbers."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 267 words, 06/01/12
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...so obvious, earnest and banal that, though the movie is barely an hour and a quarter before the credits, it feels like it would be faster to go out and fix up a boat yourself."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 06/01/12
Eric Hynes, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...the film stays afloat, if barely... Josh Lucas's quiet charisma -- and Newman-esque blues -- anchor the film in unutterable but unmistakable feeling."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 05/30/12
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic: POOR(cg) "...a hard movie to get close to.... not because it's genuinely challenging, but because, underneath all the metaphors and nature photography, there's nothing much there."(See all of Barbara VanDenburgh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 510 words, 05/25/12
Eric Hynes, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...the film stays afloat, if barely... Josh Lucas's quiet charisma -- and Newman-esque blues -- anchor the film in unutterable but unmistakable feeling."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 05/30/12
Alison Willmore, Movieline: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Josh Lucas does a heroic amount to ground 'Hide Away' in real feeling.... it has more clunky moments than it does elegantly minimalist ones..."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 870 words, 05/31/12
Bill Weber, Slant: WEAK(cg) "All of it registers as forced 'poetry' that doesn't signify in a fresh way.... as bland as its transitional shots of water fowl and snow-covered beaches..."(See all of Bill Weber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 379 words, 05/30/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...feels padded even in its brief running time; it's a slight mood piece posing as a character study.... papers together images with singer-songwriter numbers."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 267 words, 06/01/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "A quietly contemplative, deliberately paced tale of renewal and redemption... the kind of drama that more or less requires you to relax, focus and willingly drift where you are led."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 563 words, 03/30/11
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...feels padded even in its brief running time; it's a slight mood piece posing as a character study.... papers together images with singer-songwriter numbers."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 267 words, 06/01/12
21.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring)'s reviews are separated by an average 21.3 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.
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Coverage:Hide Away (A Year in Mooring)'s reviews cover 12.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,939 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 358 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring) Coverage, Volume & Length (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 9 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring)'s reviews on average broke 9 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 Hide Away (A Year in Mooring)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring) (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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