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Animated comedy about a man, a morally bankrupt barfly, who suddenly sprouts an unwanted pair of angel wings that compel him to do good things. Cast:Pink Martini, Tom WaitsDirector:Bill PlymptonRelease Date:October 6, 2010DVD Release:November 17, 2009Length:1 hr 18 min
Idiots and Angels played in limited release to very good reviews. • Curt Holman wrote in Atlanta Creative Loafing, "...a bizarro allegory of human redemption and indicates that the things that scare us could very well be the things that save us." • And Stan Hall wrote in the Portland Oregonian, "...both magical and unsettling, with some neat twists and dramatic music creating excitement that dialogue would not have supplied." More Reviews Below...
Idiots and Angels Positive Reviews (12 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Mr. Plympton's sixth and best animated feature, suggests Toulouse-Lautrec by way of Charles Bukowski.... defies expectations. It is relentless and brilliant."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 614 words, 10/06/10
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...with music by Tom Waits, one of Plympton's best features yet. If you're not a fan of Plympton's going in, you will be after you see this noirish feature."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 296 words, 10/06/10
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "It's not for children, though Plympton's often violent fantasies are certainly childlike.... an animation artist whose craft and Swiftian wit deserve attention, every time."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 338 words, 12/04/10
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...offers raw bile, bleak absurdism, perverse justice, and a pinch of outrageous joy.... Plympton's pencil-on-paper drawing style of animation is consistently inventive..."(See all of Bill Stamets's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 251 words, 12/03/10
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "...beautifully creepy... Less concerned with punch lines than nimble storytelling and widescreen aesthetics, Plympton mines elegance from the utterly gonzo."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 196 words, 10/06/10
Michael Posner, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "This is what modern man has been reduced to: idiocy. 'Idiots and Angels' won't appeal to everyone, but there's a sharp noirish sensibility that shows a master at work."(See all of Michael Posner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 08/20/09
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "Charming and evocative for about 20 minutes, it soon gets monotonous and repetitive. It's also not particularly funny, which is death for a comedy."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 168 words, 08/13/09
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD(cg) "...both magical and unsettling, with some neat twists and dramatic music creating excitement that dialogue would not have supplied."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 132 words, 07/15/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "...beautifully creepy... Less concerned with punch lines than nimble storytelling and widescreen aesthetics, Plympton mines elegance from the utterly gonzo."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 196 words, 10/06/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "Charming and evocative for about 20 minutes, it soon gets monotonous and repetitive. It's also not particularly funny, which is death for a comedy."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 168 words, 08/13/09
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: EXCELLENT(cg) "...takes some surprising, sinister twists... a bizarro allegory of human redemption and indicates that the things that scare us could very well be the things that save us."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 303 words, 04/08/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Mr. Plympton's sixth and best animated feature, suggests Toulouse-Lautrec by way of Charles Bukowski.... defies expectations. It is relentless and brilliant."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 614 words, 10/06/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Unattributed, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "...slyly sardonic... an overarching concept that lifts these jokes into uncharted areas of existential, even religious thinking..."(See all of Unattributed's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 542 words, 05/06/08
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "Bill Plympton ventures into David Lynch territory... the intermingled flights of fancy are pure Plympton... amounts to inspired poetry in old-school motion."(See all of Michael Rechtshaffen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 01/07/09
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Mr. Plympton's sixth and best animated feature, suggests Toulouse-Lautrec by way of Charles Bukowski.... defies expectations. It is relentless and brilliant."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 614 words, 10/06/10
9.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Idiots and Angels's reviews are separated by an average 9.9 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:Idiots and Angels's reviews cover 11.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,481 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 290 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 93 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Idiots and Angels's reviews on average broke 93 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 Idiots and Angels's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Idiots and Angels (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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