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Mandarin, English and Thai language comedy about two rival business managers who travel to Thailand to win the shares of their company's vacationing chairman. Cast:Zheng Xu, Bao Qiang Wang, Baoqiang Wang, Bo Huang, Hong Tao, Bingbing FanDirector:Zheng XuRelease Date:February 8, 2013DVD Release: TBD From:AMC TheatersLength:1 hr. 45 min.
Lost in Thailand, Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
Lost in Thailand played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Omer M. Mozaffar wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "...races with such high energy that the humor continues to satisfy, if only because the characters are so likeable.... The story gets increasingly preposterous as it unfolds..." More Reviews Below...
Lost in Thailand Positive Reviews (6 Reviews, reviews below)
Lost in Thailand has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: MODERATE "...unremarkable.... The mild, tame comedy and lack of meanspiritedness make any comparison to the American likes of 'The Hangover' series misleading."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 428 words, 02/11/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...it's not that anything is lost in translation, particularly... it plays as uneven at best and often just flattens out for long jokeless stretches."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 02/10/13
Omer M. Mozaffar, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...races with such high energy that the humor continues to satisfy, if only because the characters are so likeable.... The story gets increasingly preposterous as it unfolds..."(See all of Omer M. Mozaffar's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 753 words, 02/08/13
Simon Abrams, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...writer/actor Xu Zheng errs on the side of improvisatory and lazily assembled Apatow-esque narrative episodes; many of those scenes are amiably goofy..."(See all of Simon Abrams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 02/13/13
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Lost in Thailand has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)
Simon Abrams, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...writer/actor Xu Zheng errs on the side of improvisatory and lazily assembled Apatow-esque narrative episodes; many of those scenes are amiably goofy..."(See all of Simon Abrams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 02/13/13
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: MODERATE "...unremarkable.... The mild, tame comedy and lack of meanspiritedness make any comparison to the American likes of 'The Hangover' series misleading."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 428 words, 02/11/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...it's not that anything is lost in translation, particularly... it plays as uneven at best and often just flattens out for long jokeless stretches."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 02/10/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Maggie Lee, Variety: VERY GOOD "Peppering this feel-good road movie with the perkier thrills of a cat-and-mouse chase, Xu Zheng draws sparks from a talented comic trio cast..."(See all of Maggie Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 651 words, 01/02/13
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...wacky... a well-written off-the-wall script that makes audiences laugh out loud.... All is shot in a style of garish chaos that befits the tale and edited for non-stop action."(See all of Deborah Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 774 words, 02/11/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...it's not that anything is lost in translation, particularly... it plays as uneven at best and often just flattens out for long jokeless stretches."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 02/10/13
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: MODERATE "...unremarkable.... The mild, tame comedy and lack of meanspiritedness make any comparison to the American likes of 'The Hangover' series misleading."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 428 words, 02/11/13
17.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Lost in Thailand's reviews are separated by an average 17.1 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.
Lost in Thailand (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Lost in Thailand's reviews cover 7.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,301 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 550 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Lost in Thailand Coverage, Volume & Length (6 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 11.1 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Lost in Thailand's reviews on average broke 11.1 hours 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 Lost in Thailand's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Lost in Thailand (6 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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