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IT IS NO DREAM: THE LIFE OF THEODOR HERZLMovie Reviews
Documentary about the quest of Theodor Herzl, an assimilated Jew who was horrified by the anti-Semitism of the Dreyfus trial, to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Cast:Robert S. Wistrich, Shimon Peres, Arthur Cohn, Ben KingsleyDirector:Richard TrankRelease Date:August 10, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:Moriah FilmsLength:1 hr 37 min
It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, Moderate Reviews (Doc) Limited
It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl played in limited release to moderate reviews. • Kenneth Turan wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...informative but uneven... best when it focuses on Herzl's absorbing life and less successful when it attempts to make points about the wider world." • And Mark Feeney wrote in the Boston Globe, "...sober, detailed, and handsomely mounted." More Reviews Below...
It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl Positive Reviews (10 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: FAIR "...satisfies neither as a movie nor as a history lesson... barely touches on the hot-button issues of Zionism... The even tone might be refreshing if it didn't seem so clueless."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 08/10/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...informative but uneven... best when it focuses on Herzl's absorbing life and less successful when it attempts to make points about the wider world."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 600 words, 08/17/12
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...the film doesn't exactly sizzle, but it does manage to provide a straightforward (if perspective-challenged) biographical sketch of a major historical figure."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 08/08/12
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic: MODERATE(cg) "...has a fascinating subject, which it explores with all the verve of a Wikipedia entry. It offers plenty of biographical detail but little context or insight."(See all of Kerry Lengel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 458 words, 10/26/12
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...sober, detailed, and handsomely mounted. Ben Kingsley narrates, to excellent effect.... fairly traditional... (no reenactments, thank you very much)."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 514 words, 09/07/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...the film doesn't exactly sizzle, but it does manage to provide a straightforward (if perspective-challenged) biographical sketch of a major historical figure."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 08/08/12
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Theodor Herzl died exhausted at the age of 44 in 1904. An epic, even Biblical story, brought down to Ken Burns size in this lackluster telling."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 161 words, 09/06/12
Kenji Fujishima, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...conventional to the point of dullness... has a lot of information, but its pose of academic detachment proves to be just a subtler way of selling its pro-Israel agenda."(See all of Kenji Fujishima's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 453 words, 08/07/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: FAIR "...satisfies neither as a movie nor as a history lesson... barely touches on the hot-button issues of Zionism... The even tone might be refreshing if it didn't seem so clueless."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 08/10/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...informative but uneven... best when it focuses on Herzl's absorbing life and less successful when it attempts to make points about the wider world."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 600 words, 08/17/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Alissa Simon, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...meticulously researched.... but the lack of exciting visuals makes this docu one of Moriah Films' more dryly didactic dips into Jewish history."(See all of Alissa Simon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 599 words, 08/08/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "Finely crafted.... Narrator Ben Kingsley delivers the sometimes dryly scholarly account without allowing it to become soporific..."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 372 words, 08/09/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...informative but uneven... best when it focuses on Herzl's absorbing life and less successful when it attempts to make points about the wider world."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 600 words, 08/17/12
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: FAIR "...satisfies neither as a movie nor as a history lesson... barely touches on the hot-button issues of Zionism... The even tone might be refreshing if it didn't seem so clueless."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 08/10/12
9.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl's reviews are separated by an average 9.8 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.
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Coverage:It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl's reviews cover 9.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,821 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 382 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl Coverage, Volume & Length (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 10 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl's reviews on average broke 10 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 It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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