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HORS SATAN (OUTSIDE SATAN)Movie Reviews
French language drama about a mysterious drifter who becomes the self-appointed protector of a young girl in a small seaside town. Cast:David Dewaele, Alexandra Lemâtre, Christophe Bon, Juliette Bacquet, Aurore Broutin, Sonia Barthélémy, Valérie Mestdagh, Dominique CaffierDirector:Bruno DumontRelease Date:January 18, 2013DVD Release: TBD From:New YorkerLength:1 hr. 50 min.
Hors Satan (Outside Satan), Very Good Reviews Limited
Hors Satan (Outside Satan) played in limited release to very good reviews. • John Semley wrote for Slant, "Like von Trier, Bruno Dumont is a cine-theologian... the film retains the sometimes alienating, often enrapturing ambiguity that accounts for the filmmaker's divisiveness." More Reviews Below...
Hors Satan (Outside Satan) Positive Reviews (9 Reviews, reviews below)
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT(cg) "...austerely wild, religiously amoral... Bruno Dumont's rigorous, serious attention to the mysteries of good, evil, and faith rewards those willing to be confounded."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 69 words, 01/18/13
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...leans a little too heavily on its mysteries... the film proceeds in a mood of detachment, turning the suffering physical beings under its scrutiny into abstractions."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 515 words, 01/18/13
Jonathan Kiefer, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "...a sincerely personal inspection of provincial religiosity.... Ultimately less an arty provocation than a secular invocation... an honest account of groping for grace."(See all of Jonathan Kiefer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 01/16/13
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Hors Satan (Outside Satan) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Jonathan Kiefer, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "...a sincerely personal inspection of provincial religiosity.... Ultimately less an arty provocation than a secular invocation... an honest account of groping for grace."(See all of Jonathan Kiefer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 01/16/13
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "Comparisons have been made to Pasolini's 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew,' and there are also elements of Bresson, Dreyer, and 'The Exorcist.' "(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 160 words, 01/31/13
Mike D'Angelo, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...it's hard to take such weighty matters seriously when they're explored with all the subtlety and grace of an anti-abortion pamphlet... sparse, oblique..."(See all of Mike D'Angelo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 390 words, 01/17/13
John Semley, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "Like von Trier, Bruno Dumont is a cine-theologian... the film retains the sometimes alienating, often enrapturing ambiguity that accounts for the filmmaker's divisiveness."(See all of John Semley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 796 words, 01/14/13
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...leans a little too heavily on its mysteries... the film proceeds in a mood of detachment, turning the suffering physical beings under its scrutiny into abstractions."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 515 words, 01/18/13
Mark Jenkins, NPR: EXCELLENT "...stark, strange.... It's also vivid and unforgettable.... It just has to be taken on faith -- not faith in Jesus or Satan, but in the singular vision of Bruno Dumont."(See all of Mark Jenkins's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 549 words, 01/17/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Variety: VERY GOOD "Maddening, pretentious, hypnotic and transcendent in roughly equal measure.... contains only a dozen 'dramatic' events, but they all register indelibly..."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 05/16/11
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...a study of religion... forced in its construction.... the work of an egoist, who solemnly believes that every stylistic device conveys great meaning to his audience."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 570 words, 05/16/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...leans a little too heavily on its mysteries... the film proceeds in a mood of detachment, turning the suffering physical beings under its scrutiny into abstractions."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 515 words, 01/18/13
12.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Hors Satan (Outside Satan)'s reviews are separated by an average 12.4 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:Hors Satan (Outside Satan)'s reviews cover 15.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,011 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 446 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 37 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Hors Satan (Outside Satan)'s reviews on average broke 37 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 Hors Satan (Outside Satan)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Hors Satan (Outside Satan) (9 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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