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Genre-bending thriller about a crime scene photographer and family man who is violently shaken out of his suburban malaise following a fateful car accident. Cast:Anders W. Berthelsen, Rebecka Hemse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Charlotte Fich, Dejan Cukic, Ewa FrölingmoreDirector:Ole BornedalRelease Date:January 9, 2009DVD Release:May 5, 2009From:Koch Lorber FilmsRating:GLength:1 hr 40 min
Just Another Love Story played in limited release to good reviews. • Ty Burr wrote in the Boston Globe, "It's good, nasty fun until it gets boxed in by its own contrivances toward the end." • And Michael Phillips wrote in the Chicago Tribune, "...pulp fiction with a mean streak and a pungent streak of irony, and it has the virtue of getting madder and more intense as it goes." More Reviews Below...
Just Another Love Story Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...you have the not unpleasant sense of being taken for a ride. It may not go anywhere in particular, but it is as exciting as a trip through a well-equipped, scary fun house."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 01/09/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a vigorous thriller from Denmark that tells the classic noir story of a flawed cop trapped between a good wife and a bad woman.... The eternal triangle turns complex..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 587 words, 02/19/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a creative mix of horror, noir and psychological thriller. At times the story defies logic, but viewers who can accept that will find themselves caught up in the film's intensity."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 331 words, 01/09/09
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "A preposterous but beautifully polished Danish thriller... pulp fiction with a mean streak and a pungent streak of irony, and it has the virtue of getting madder and more intense as it goes."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 612 words, 02/20/09
Nicolas Rapold, Village Voice: MODERATE "Danish director Ole Bornedal ('Nightwatch') continues a career of laying the groundwork for remakes that will be middling in more familiar, English-language ways."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 224 words, 01/07/09
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a sardonic update of familiar noir material... the story of the midlife crisis of a guy who wishes - or dreams, or dreads - that he's living out a grand drama."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 423 words, 02/20/09
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a violent, melodramatic, feverishly overplotted tale of midlife crisis and crazy love. It's good, nasty fun until it gets boxed in by its own contrivances toward the end."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 587 words, 03/27/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Nicolas Rapold, Village Voice: MODERATE "Danish director Ole Bornedal ('Nightwatch') continues a career of laying the groundwork for remakes that will be middling in more familiar, English-language ways."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 224 words, 01/07/09
Alexis Hauk, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Bornedal tries so hard to terrify or provoke (as in his 1998 failure, 'Nightwatch') that all the good acting and imagery add up to nothing more than pretty violence."(See all of Alexis Hauk's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 169 words, 03/26/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...you have the not unpleasant sense of being taken for a ride. It may not go anywhere in particular, but it is as exciting as a trip through a well-equipped, scary fun house."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 01/09/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "Contrived excess is rarely as entertaining as it is in the ironically titled 'Just Another Love Story,' a furiously overheated romantic thriller..."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 574 words, 02/04/08
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...you have the not unpleasant sense of being taken for a ride. It may not go anywhere in particular, but it is as exciting as a trip through a well-equipped, scary fun house."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 01/09/09
13.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Just Another Love Story's reviews are separated by an average 13.5 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:Just Another Love Story's reviews cover 13.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,070 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 461 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Just Another Love Story Coverage, Volume & Length (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 22 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Just Another Love Story's reviews on average broke 22 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 Just Another Love Story's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Just Another Love Story (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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