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Drama about a grieving woman and the people who pass through her life in the course of a day while she packs up her deceased aunt's house. Cast:Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Omari Hardwick, Beverly Todd, Tracie ThomsDirector:Ava DuVernayRelease Date:March 11, 2011DVD Release:August 23, 2011From:Independent PicturesLength:1 hr 21 min
AUGUST 23, 2011
I Will Follow, Good (Not Great) Reviews, Mixed Limited
I Will Follow played in limited release to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Elizabeth Weitzman wrote in the New York Daily News, "...filled with earnest, honest emotion.... Ava DuVernay's stripped-down approach allows its authenticity to shine." • And Michael O'Sullivan wrote in the Washington Post, "...what does the film in isn’t so much pointlessness as a fatal dose of obviousness." More Reviews Below...
I Will Follow Positive Reviews (12 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a universal story about universal emotions.... the kind of film black filmmakers are rarely able to get made these days, offering roles for actors who remind us here of their gifts."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 916 words, 03/18/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...filled with earnest, honest emotion.... simple and almost proudly plain.... Ava DuVernay's stripped-down approach allows its authenticity to shine."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 03/11/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: FAIR "...shows a certain amount of promise but often falls prey to easy emotional beats and an overall sentimentality... too on the nose, too obvious."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 284 words, 03/11/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a universal story about universal emotions.... the kind of film black filmmakers are rarely able to get made these days, offering roles for actors who remind us here of their gifts."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 916 words, 03/18/11
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Its elegantly simple structure is filled in with startling, understated force... a modestly framed portrait of grief in its first season."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 03/09/11
Ernest Hardy, LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...deceptively simple... gracefully cycles through its palette of emotions.... The entire ensemble is solid... Michole White as the angrily grieving daughter is exceptional."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 117 words, 11/04/10
Loren King, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...modest but moving... the authenticity of emotion will resonate with anyone who understands that grief is often in the details."(See all of Loren King's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 430 words, 03/21/11
John Hartl, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "The strongest element is the script, which demonstrates filmmaker Ava DuVernay's awareness of the story line's originality and her own ingenuity at making it count."(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 312 words, 03/11/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "Its elegantly simple structure is filled in with startling, understated force... a modestly framed portrait of grief in its first season."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 03/09/11
Ernest Hardy, LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...deceptively simple... gracefully cycles through its palette of emotions.... The entire ensemble is solid... Michole White as the angrily grieving daughter is exceptional."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 117 words, 11/04/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...shows a certain amount of promise but often falls prey to easy emotional beats and an overall sentimentality... too on the nose, too obvious."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 284 words, 03/11/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Andrew Barker, Daily Variety: MODERATE "The soulful, messy process of grief gets a soulful, messy treatment... contains flashes of startling insight, though it's ultimately unable to structure them into a cohesive film."(See all of Andrew Barker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 548 words, 03/02/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...shows a certain amount of promise but often falls prey to easy emotional beats and an overall sentimentality... too on the nose, too obvious."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 284 words, 03/11/11
19.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
I Will Follow's reviews are separated by an average 19.0 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 Will Follow (12 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:I Will Follow's reviews cover 13.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,434 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 370 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
I Will Follow Coverage, Volume & Length (12 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 32.3 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
I Will Follow's reviews on average broke 32.3 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 I Will Follow's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
I Will Follow (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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