LAREDOANS SPEAK: VOICES OF A SOUTH TEXAS BORDER CITYMovie Reviews
Story: Documentary about undocumented immigration from the viewpoint of residents in border town Laredo, Texas. Cast:Raul Salinas, Henry Cuellar, Juan Garza, Robert Greenblum, Richard Pauza Jr., Pepe Serna, Robert Cremo, Jesus MartinezDirector:Victor A. Martinez, Ryan SchaferOpened:November 18, 2011From:Border Town PicturesLength:1 hr. 16 min.
Laredoans Speak: Voices of a South Texas Border City, Poor Reviews (Doc) NYC, LA
Laredoans Speak: Voices of a South Texas Border City played in New York City and Los Angeles to poor reviews. • Ronnie Scheib wrote in Daily Variety, "...[a] naive, amateurish documentary.... Some six or seven men (women conspicuously absent), including a mayor, an immigration lawyer, a congressman and a 'coyote,' offer views on immigration. Unfortunately, they all say the same thing -- and it's nothing new, affecting or articulate." More Reviews Below...
Laredoans Speak: Voices of a South Texas Border City Positive Reviews (6 Reviews, reviews below)
Andy Webster, New York Times: WEAK "There is a great, balanced report waiting to be assembled that gathers opinions in an American border city with Mexico and presents a range of political perspectives. Such a cross-section is not seen in this film, an unabashed appeal for immigration policy reform."(Read the full review...) 266 words, 11/18/11
Mindy Farabee, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...misses opportunities to add much substance to the debate over immigration reform.... not much effort is made to really delve into tricky issues -- worker exploitation for one is given quite the gloss."(Read the full review...) 193 words, 11/18/11
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...scores limited rhetorical points by having an immigration attorney contrast the relative openness of the Canadian-American border with the far more stringent regulations to our south, but even here the explanations are far too simplistic."(Read the full review...) 237 words, 11/16/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
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ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...scores limited rhetorical points by having an immigration attorney contrast the relative openness of the Canadian-American border with the far more stringent regulations to our south, but even here the explanations are far too simplistic."(Read the full review...) 237 words, 11/16/11
Chuck Bowen, Slant: POOR(cg) "...a film that's no more than a condescending and seemingly endless 76-minute slideshow that proclaims that racism is bad. No kidding."(Read the full review...) 298 words, 11/16/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: WEAK "There is a great, balanced report waiting to be assembled that gathers opinions in an American border city with Mexico and presents a range of political perspectives. Such a cross-section is not seen in this film, an unabashed appeal for immigration policy reform."(Read the full review...) 266 words, 11/18/11
Mindy Farabee, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...misses opportunities to add much substance to the debate over immigration reform.... not much effort is made to really delve into tricky issues -- worker exploitation for one is given quite the gloss."(Read the full review...) 193 words, 11/18/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: POOR "...[a] naive, amateurish documentary.... Some six or seven men (women conspicuously absent), including a mayor, an immigration lawyer, a congressman and a 'coyote,' offer views on immigration. Unfortunately, they all say the same thing -- and it's nothing new, affecting or articulate."(Read the full review...) 245 words, 11/17/11
Mindy Farabee, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...misses opportunities to add much substance to the debate over immigration reform.... not much effort is made to really delve into tricky issues -- worker exploitation for one is given quite the gloss."(Read the full review...) 193 words, 11/18/11
Andy Webster, New York Times: WEAK "There is a great, balanced report waiting to be assembled that gathers opinions in an American border city with Mexico and presents a range of political perspectives. Such a cross-section is not seen in this film, an unabashed appeal for immigration policy reform."(Read the full review...) 266 words, 11/18/11
12.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Laredoans Speak: Voices of a South Texas Border City's reviews are separated by an average 12.6 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.
Laredoans Speak: Voices of a South Texas Border City (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Laredoans Speak: Voices of a South Texas Border City's reviews cover 7.4% of potential readers (average is 68.2%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,506 words involume (average is 19,979 words). Length:The film's reviews average 251 words in length (the norm is 512 words).
Laredoans Speak: Voices of a South Texas Border City Coverage, Volume & Length (6 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 11.8 Hours Before Release (Norm is 0.2 Release)
Laredoans Speak: Voices of a South Texas Border City's reviews on average broke 11.8 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 0.2 hours after. 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 Laredoans Speak: Voices of a South Texas Border City's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Laredoans Speak: Voices of a South Texas Border City (6 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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