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LET IT RAIN (PARLEZ-MOI DE LA PLUIE)Movie Reviews
French language comedy drama about a hotel clerk and a failed journalist who team up to make a documentary about an ambitious woman politician. Cast:Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jamel Debbouze, Pascale Arbillot, Guillaume de TonquedecDirector:Agnès JaouiRelease Date:June 18, 2010DVD Release:December 21, 2010From:IFCLength:1 hr 50 min
DECEMBER 21, 2010
Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie), Very Good Reviews, Mixed Key Cities
Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie) played in key cities to very good reviews that at the same time were mixed. • Joe Morgenstern wrote in the Wall Street Journal, "...a beautifully strange and affecting comedy... it's about people struggling valiantly, and not always in vain, to bridge the spaces between them." • And Melissa Anderson wrote in the Village Voice, "...another smug comedy of bourgeois manners..." More Reviews Below...
Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie) Positive Reviews (18 Reviews, reviews below)
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...rapier-sharp comedy of social manners from French auteur Agnès Jaoui ('The Taste of Others') stars Jaoui as an overbearing feminist writer angling for a political career."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 99 words, 06/18/10
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: VERY GOOD(cg) "...suffused with a delicious sense of the absurd that keeps it from becoming too serious.... made with humor and human insight... a minor miracle."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 846 words, 07/03/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...may not be funny in a ha-ha sense, but it gave me an amused open-mouthed appreciation of life's absurdities, including unanticipated nuisances like bad weather."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 808 words, 06/18/10
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD " 'Let It Rain's' serious side and its farce elements don't always cohere, but that turns out to be an easy thing to overlook.... it's hard not to be captivated..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 660 words, 06/25/10
Kyle Smith, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a light, reflective but only mildly engaging dramedy that comes as a disappointment after Jaoui's more pointed previous films 'Look at Me' and 'The Taste of Others.' "(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 124 words, 06/18/10
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...lets comedy flow naturally.... the playing style is low-key, effortless and, when called for, moving. No major chords here; the grace notes are enough."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 470 words, 07/02/10
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: VERY GOOD "...the details begin to accumulate, the characters take hold, you lock into the director's rhythms, and, voilà, you surprise yourself by how hard you're laughing."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 171 words, 06/07/10
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "Aiming to be a seriocomic movie of ideas but desperate not to offend or challenge... settles for being another smug comedy of bourgeois manners..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 06/16/10
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Not a laugh riot, but neither is it played for melodrama.... while part psychodrama and part farce, it is really about our efforts to connect -- or to avoid connection..."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 439 words, 07/23/10
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: GOOD(cg) "...so crafty that one might not notice that the breezy story is really about a successful woman getting cut down to size for being too controlling and imperious..."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 08/06/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "Aiming to be a seriocomic movie of ideas but desperate not to offend or challenge... settles for being another smug comedy of bourgeois manners..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 06/16/10
Sam Adams, AV Club: EXCELLENT(cg) "...can't be blamed for trying to infuse a hint of action into a movie that boils down to a series of tart conversations. But a passing delight is a delight all the same."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 422 words, 06/17/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...a beautifully strange and affecting comedy... it's about people struggling valiantly, and not always in vain, to bridge the spaces between them."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 272 words, 06/25/10
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...may not be funny in a ha-ha sense, but it gave me an amused open-mouthed appreciation of life's absurdities, including unanticipated nuisances like bad weather."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 808 words, 06/18/10
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD " 'Let It Rain's' serious side and its farce elements don't always cohere, but that turns out to be an easy thing to overlook.... it's hard not to be captivated..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 660 words, 06/25/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Jordan Mintzer, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...lacks the cohesiveness of Agnes Jaoui's two previous features... the dialogue is filled with the usual 'bahhs,' 'umms' and rapid-fire repartee... All thesps are engaging..."(See all of Jordan Mintzer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 515 words, 09/22/08
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "Jaoui's lightness of touch and sense of humor are well-paired with smart, just-right camerawork and sparing musical punctuation."(See all of Deborah Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 428 words, 10/27/08
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD " 'Let It Rain's' serious side and its farce elements don't always cohere, but that turns out to be an easy thing to overlook.... it's hard not to be captivated..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 660 words, 06/25/10
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...may not be funny in a ha-ha sense, but it gave me an amused open-mouthed appreciation of life's absurdities, including unanticipated nuisances like bad weather."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 808 words, 06/18/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...a beautifully strange and affecting comedy... it's about people struggling valiantly, and not always in vain, to bridge the spaces between them."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 272 words, 06/25/10
21.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie)'s reviews are separated by an average 21.1 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.
Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie) (18 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie)'s reviews cover 26.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,952 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 386 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie) Coverage, Volume & Length (18 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 17 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie)'s reviews on average broke 17 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 Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie) (18 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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