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Coming-of-age tale about a young artist seeking inspiration from an experienced painter and liberation from his father's worn-out ideas. Cast:Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ray Liotta, Trevor Morgan, Samantha Mathis, Ron PerlmanDirector:George GalloRelease Date:June 26, 2009DVD Release:September 8, 2009From:Monterey MediaRating:RLength:1 hr. 47 min.
Local Color played in New York City and Los Angeles to fair reviews. • Frank Scheck wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...recently won awards for its director and actor Trevor Morgan at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Fest.... Familiar and predictable, it nonetheless works to a degree." • And John Tottenham called the film in LA Weekly, "...painlessly tasteful..." More Reviews Below...
Local Color Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Behind the clichés is a movie that explores with unusual intensity arguments about representational versus nonrepresentational art that have raged at least since the dawn of Abstract Expressionism."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 06/26/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "George Gallo has given the stocky, ever-commanding Mueller-Stahl a heroic, bravura role and has been rewarded by the actor with a towering, complex portrayal that is surely among his finest."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 07/31/09
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: WEAK "How is it that a film about the love of art can make art seem so detestable?... The characters talk stiltedly and broadly about the art of art, and there's nothing more artless than that."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 06/24/09
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: WEAK "How is it that a film about the love of art can make art seem so detestable?... The characters talk stiltedly and broadly about the art of art, and there's nothing more artless than that."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 06/24/09
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Behind the clichés is a movie that explores with unusual intensity arguments about representational versus nonrepresentational art that have raged at least since the dawn of Abstract Expressionism."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 06/26/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "George Gallo has given the stocky, ever-commanding Mueller-Stahl a heroic, bravura role and has been rewarded by the actor with a towering, complex portrayal that is surely among his finest."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 07/31/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Jay Weissberg, Daily Variety: FAIR "...even the soft-hearted may find this formulaic yarn of a young man's apprenticeship to a cantankerous artist too rosy-hued and treacly.... features by-the-book structure and a cliched plot..."(See all of Jay Weissberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 620 words, 05/05/06
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...recently won awards for its director and actor Trevor Morgan at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Fest.... Familiar and predictable, it nonetheless works to a degree."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 320 words, 12/13/06
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "George Gallo has given the stocky, ever-commanding Mueller-Stahl a heroic, bravura role and has been rewarded by the actor with a towering, complex portrayal that is surely among his finest."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 07/31/09
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Behind the clichés is a movie that explores with unusual intensity arguments about representational versus nonrepresentational art that have raged at least since the dawn of Abstract Expressionism."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 06/26/09
20.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Local Color's reviews are separated by an average 20.0 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.
Local Color (7 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Local Color's reviews cover 11.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,275 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 325 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Local Color Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 8 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Local Color's reviews on average broke 8 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 Local Color's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Local Color (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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