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I AM LOVE (IO SONO L'AMORE)Movie Reviews
Italian language drama in which the paterfamilias of a wealthy Milanese family dies, freeing the women of the family to pursue their passions. Cast:Tilda Swinton, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Alba Rohrwacher, Pippo DelbonoDirector:Luca GuadagninoRelease Date:June 18, 2010DVD Release:October 12, 2010From:MagnoliaRating:RLength:2 hr. 0 min.
OCTOBER 12, 2010
I Am Love (Io sono l'amore), Very Good Reviews Key Cities
I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) played in key cities to very good reviews. • Rene Rodriguez wrote in the Miami Herald, "...a bold and thrilling masterpiece -- the introduction of a major new talent to the world's stage.... Attention all movie buffs: Get ready to have your minds blown." • And Anthony Lane wrote in the New Yorker, "...cogent, lavish, and formidable enough..." More Reviews Below...
I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) Positive Reviews (40 Reviews, reviews below)
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a tour-de-force performance... Swinton proves there's more to her than we ever could have imagined.... so rhapsodic, giving into the excess just feels right."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 613 words, 06/24/10
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Ravishing to the eye and empty in the head... O sexytime in the countryside! O many wardrobe changes! It is almost deliriously stylish, which helps mask the silliness."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 112 words, 06/18/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (12 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...an often soaringly beautiful melodrama... with surging, insistent music by John Adams and a lush visual style that could be called postclassical Hollywood baroque."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 999 words, 06/18/10
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT(cg) "Though it's Swinton who grounds the film, Luca Guadagnino is really telling the story of an entire family and their unquestioned way of life.... crafted with intimate precision."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 06/18/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...an untamed, and at times uncontrolled, melodrama with a delectable performance from Tilda Swinton as its centerpiece.... a film that literally luxuriates in her talents."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 647 words, 06/18/10
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...perched on the edge of self-parody, as all good melodramas are.... Swinton's like a lid on a pot of boiling water. Then everything boils over."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 540 words, 06/25/10
John Anderson, New York Newsday: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a film/performance of predictable tragedy and not so foreseeable liberation and ecstasy.... earthy, perfumed with strangeness and thoroughly unexpected."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 380 words, 07/02/10
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "That it works so well -- despite frequently risible dialogue -- is a testament to the film's loony sincerity and seductive voluptuousness..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 567 words, 06/16/10
Bruce DeMara, Toronto Star: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a beguiling story... all would be for naught without Swinton's wonderfully nuanced portrayal of a woman who risks everything for passion and love."(See all of Bruce DeMara's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 326 words, 07/16/10
Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "Class barriers, illicit sex, all that damned floral imagery... the picture collapses under the weight of its lofty pretensions..."(See all of Rick Groen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 625 words, 07/16/10
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...this gem of a contemporary melodrama invites viewers to plunge into a world of unerring taste and luxury, where even tragedy comes softly when it inevitably arrives."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 409 words, 06/25/10
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "It is not to everyone's taste. But if you like the lush film operas of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Douglas Sirk, or Luchino Visconti, this one's for you."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 563 words, 06/25/10
Mick LaSalle, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "The characters seem reasonably interesting... But at no point do we care about them any more than we might care about attractive strangers..."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 466 words, 06/25/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a cinematic orgy, a sensual Italian feast of food, sex, guilt and grief. An intimate, quiet and even slow movie, its subtle shadings veil turbulent emotions."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 287 words, 07/09/10
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "...visually sumptuous... But a pall of deadly self-indulgence spreads as the story moves from operatic passion to soap-opera melodrama."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 525 words, 07/02/10
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic: EXCELLENT(cg) "In an American film, you live the story. In a European one, you're an outsider looking in. Ah, but what a beautiful view. Guadagnino has a painter's eye for composition..."(See all of Kerry Lengel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 383 words, 07/02/10
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...swoons with glorious melodramatic overkill.... may be the richest, tastiest truffle you're likely to savor all summer."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 771 words, 07/02/10
Stephen Whitty, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: EXCELLENT(cg) "At the center of it all is the pale, prickly, Italian-spouting and fiercely intelligent Swinton... so fascinatingly unique she often seems to be her own genre, if not gender."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 457 words, 07/02/10
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: FAIR(cg) "...benefits chiefly from the casting of Tilda Swinton in the lead and an original score by composer John Adams... it's the sort of picture that gives the arthouse a bad name."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 274 words, 07/02/10
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...often ravishing, but there is less than meets the eye.... the overripe ending, heated by the percolating music of John Adams, is heavy seasoning on a delicate dish."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 07/02/10
Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD(cg) "Overblown, European, operatic, indulgent, patently absurd and somewhat wondrous... works for one reason and one reason alone: Tilda Swinton."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 296 words, 07/02/10
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a bold and thrilling masterpiece -- the introduction of a major new talent to the world's stage.... Attention all movie buffs: Get ready to have your minds blown."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 640 words, 07/02/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (6 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "That it works so well -- despite frequently risible dialogue -- is a testament to the film's loony sincerity and seductive voluptuousness..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 567 words, 06/16/10
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Sumptuous, overheated, and ridiculous.... a visual delight -- the opening montage of a snowy Milan alone make it worthwhile."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 176 words, 07/01/10
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a heady, swooning film in which the entire world is in tune with its protagonists... the actual story, told along broad, obvious, familiar lines, isn't always satisfying."(See all of Tasha Robinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 383 words, 06/17/10
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: MODERATE(cg) "Instead of a critique of suppressed feelings, the film frequently feels emotionally disconnected... Nevertheless, the gastronomy looks as yummy as the sexuality."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 525 words, 07/07/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (4 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...an often soaringly beautiful melodrama... with surging, insistent music by John Adams and a lush visual style that could be called postclassical Hollywood baroque."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 999 words, 06/18/10
Anthony Lane, New Yorker: OUTSTANDING "...cogent, lavish, and formidable enough... Director Luca Guadagnino is a pleasure lover, but, more important, he loves his characters for their own pursuit of pleasure..."(See all of Anthony Lane's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,604 words, 06/21/10
John Powers, NPR Fresh Air: VERY GOOD "...reminds us that a story about a middle-aged woman risking everything for love can be more thrilling -- and explosive -- than any action picture."(See all of John Powers's reviews...)(Listen to the full review...) 293 seconds, 07/02/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...an untamed, and at times uncontrolled, melodrama with a delectable performance from Tilda Swinton as its centerpiece.... a film that literally luxuriates in her talents."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 647 words, 06/18/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Jay Weissberg, Daily Variety: OUTSTANDING "...a stunning achievement. Luca Guadagnino does more than expertly craft space; he exposes the world of a wealthy Milanese family with astonishing accuracy..."(See all of Jay Weissberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 773 words, 02/12/10
Natasha Senjanovic, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...a modern melodrama, both sweeping and constrained, that blooms slowly.... always absorbing to watch, even when it doesn't reach the heights for which it shoots."(See all of Natasha Senjanovic's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 517 words, 09/07/09
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...an untamed, and at times uncontrolled, melodrama with a delectable performance from Tilda Swinton as its centerpiece.... a film that literally luxuriates in her talents."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 647 words, 06/18/10
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a European art film par excellence... the kind of visual poetry and sensuous imagery seldom seen anymore even in European movies."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 670 words, 06/19/10
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...an often soaringly beautiful melodrama... with surging, insistent music by John Adams and a lush visual style that could be called postclassical Hollywood baroque."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 999 words, 06/18/10
16.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
I Am Love (Io sono l'amore)'s reviews are separated by an average 16.8 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.
I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) (40 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:I Am Love (Io sono l'amore)'s reviews cover 51.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 19,475 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 487 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) Coverage, Volume & Length (40 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 3 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
I Am Love (Io sono l'amore)'s reviews on average broke 3 days after 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 I Am Love (Io sono l'amore)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) (40 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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