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Mexican coming-of-age drama about a fourteen year-old boy determined to reassemble a ruined car of enormous sentimental value. Cast:Diego Cataño, Héctor Herrera, Daniela Valentine, Juan Carlos Lara, Yemil SefamiDirector:Fernando EimbckeRelease Date:July 10, 2009DVD Release:November 10, 2009From:Film MovementLength:1 hr 29 min
Lake Tahoe played in limited release to good not great reviews. • Stan Hall wrote in the Portland Oregonian, "You'd be well within your rights to ask whether any of this occasionally funny inertia has a point... finally from the languor comes a sweet little payoff." • And Aaron Hillis wrote in the Village Voice, "...reminiscent of early Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismäki..." More Reviews Below...
Lake Tahoe Positive Reviews (8 Reviews, reviews below)
Lake Tahoe has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: MODERATE "...a painstaking collage of small incidents and expansive images clustered around a fragile narrative. The director calls his style 'artisan cinema'; I just call it dreamy."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 323 words, 07/10/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a work of art.... Some viewers will feel trapped in a cinematic hell. Others, this critic included, will be in heaven as this droll charmer unfolds."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 07/10/09
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: GOOD "...lovely, Yucatán-set dramedy drifts by on a deadpan wave of static vignettes and lingering pauses... reminiscent of early Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismäki..."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 174 words, 07/08/09
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a Spanish slice-of-life film... Fernando Eimbcke's laconic if fanciful storytelling strengths ring more true than his somewhat artificial and hackneyed visual style..."(See all of Tom Keogh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 382 words, 07/24/09
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "You'd be well within your rights to ask whether any of this occasionally funny inertia has a point... finally from the languor comes a sweet little payoff."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 08/07/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: GOOD "...lovely, Yucatán-set dramedy drifts by on a deadpan wave of static vignettes and lingering pauses... reminiscent of early Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismäki..."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 174 words, 07/08/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: MODERATE "...a painstaking collage of small incidents and expansive images clustered around a fragile narrative. The director calls his style 'artisan cinema'; I just call it dreamy."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 323 words, 07/10/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Russell Edwards, Daily Variety: POOR "A lazy exercise in cute minimalist humor, low-budget but visually glossy Mexican film 'Lake Tahoe' is so dry and slight that it threatens to drift right off the screen."(See all of Russell Edwards's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 423 words, 02/09/08
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "Fernando Eimbcke's carefully crafted film hits many of the same marks as his well-liked debut 'Duck Season' but with a little less verve."(See all of Deborah Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 466 words, 02/10/08
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: MODERATE "...a painstaking collage of small incidents and expansive images clustered around a fragile narrative. The director calls his style 'artisan cinema'; I just call it dreamy."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 323 words, 07/10/09
17.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Lake Tahoe's reviews are separated by an average 17.9 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:Lake Tahoe's reviews cover 9.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,278 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 285 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Lake Tahoe Coverage, Volume & Length (8 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 9 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Lake Tahoe's reviews on average broke 9 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 Lake Tahoe's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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