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LOVE CRIME (2011)Movie Reviews
French language thriller about office politics that turn cut-throat when a powerful executive underestimates her assistant's ambition. Cast:Ludivine Sagnier, Kristin Scott ThomasDirector:Alain CorneauRelease Date:September 2, 2011DVD Release:December 27, 2011From:IFCLength:1 hr 46 min
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Love Crime (2011), Good (Not Great) Reviews, Mixed Key Cities
Love Crime (2011) played in key cities to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Moira Macdonald wrote in the Seattle Times, "...a stylish, deliberate tale of scheming and revenge, punctuated by numerous grace notes the actresses bring..." • And Bernard Besserglik wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...the 'love' component is perfunctorily done and the 'crime' pay-off is unconvincing..." More Reviews Below...
Love Crime (2011) Positive Reviews (26 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a diabolical mystery movie with one of those plots where we suppose we understand everything that's happening, and then get the rug pulled out from under us."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 506 words, 09/23/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (9 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "It is interesting and ingenious, even if some of the kinky, queasy fascination that had been so intoxicating in the earlier scenes ebbs away."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 537 words, 09/02/11
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...a bit of dark fun before it turns preposterous and unsatisfying, piffle dressed up in steely sang-froid.... however finely jigsawed the puzzle, the calibration is off."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 09/02/11
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...brings to mind 'Working Girl' and 'The Devil Wears Prada' -- but it has delightful differences only the French could conjure up..."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 184 words, 09/02/11
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...acquires a nice jolt of suspense once a major character (I won't say who) commits the titular crime, and then points the finger of suspicion in a most unlikely direction."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 426 words, 09/23/11
John Anderson, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD(cg) "Utterly tongue-in-cheek as a murder story but biting as a social critique/comedy.... a deliciously twisted bit of business..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 329 words, 09/16/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a diabolical mystery movie with one of those plots where we suppose we understand everything that's happening, and then get the rug pulled out from under us."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 506 words, 09/23/11
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...a silly tale of boardroom humiliation.... even Kristen Scott Thomas is left floundering as the misconceived, underwritten totem of today's amoral, power-mad executive..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 08/31/11
KEY CITIES (9 Reviews)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...its hidden message has more to do with business than with passion. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Especially one in a power suit..."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 452 words, 09/30/11
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Alain Corneau, a veteran of police procedurals and workplace dramas, skillfully plays out the scenarios of gamesmanship and humiliation, backstabbing and catfighting."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 09/23/11
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...halfway through, the film shifts from being an emotional maze to a meticulously plotted revenge story with unforeseen consequences."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 151 words, 09/23/11
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "...a ridiculous movie - a thriller so indifferent to suspense, so above mystery that one character literally stabs another in the front."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 423 words, 10/07/11
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...we get the delightful spectacle of two glamorous women - one about 50, the other around 30 - lighting up the screen in a movie about power."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 516 words, 09/09/11
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: GOOD(cg) "...a sexy albeit daft murder yarn set in the Paris office of an international conglomerate.... deliciously full of spite and scheming."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 176 words, 10/07/11
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD(cg) "...clearly intended as a brainy thriller in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock, and although it's a bit over the top, it's also quite entertaining."(See all of Calvin Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 305 words, 10/07/11
Tom Long, Detroit News: GOOD(cg) "When steely, ruthless women collide, somebody's going to get hurt.... may not have much to do with love, but the crimes are meanly delicious."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 296 words, 10/28/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (7 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...a silly tale of boardroom humiliation.... even Kristen Scott Thomas is left floundering as the misconceived, underwritten totem of today's amoral, power-mad executive..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 08/31/11
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...deconstructs the genre by showing how to put together a mystery in order to deceive and manipulate those who would try to take it apart."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 140 words, 10/06/11
Noel Murray, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...slick, well-acted... too thin and too on-point to deliver the jolt co-writer/director Alain Corneau and co-screenwriter Nathalie Carter most likely intended."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 383 words, 09/01/11
Andrew Schenker, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...an intricately crafted revenge drama whose intensively detailed plotting can't hide the fact that the whole thing seems like a lot of work for a glaringly modest payoff."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 544 words, 08/27/11
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: VERY GOOD(cg) "...pure nefarious fun, as a satire of office politics and corporate sociopathy, for one of the most cleverly executed crimes I've ever seen on film, for its base feminism..."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 12/14/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "It is interesting and ingenious, even if some of the kinky, queasy fascination that had been so intoxicating in the earlier scenes ebbs away."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 537 words, 09/02/11
Scott Tobias, NPR: WEAK "...the lack of authenticity underlines the thinness... Between a company that seems fake and a plot that twists itself into oblivion, the central metaphor goes missing."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 624 words, 09/01/11
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...a bit of dark fun before it turns preposterous and unsatisfying, piffle dressed up in steely sang-froid.... however finely jigsawed the puzzle, the calibration is off."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 09/02/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Jordan Mintzer, Daily Variety: GOOD "...solid, if somewhat classical... initially suggests a sort of Gallic 'Damages,' but the corporate catfight soon gives way to a cleverly designed whodunit."(See all of Jordan Mintzer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 500 words, 08/22/10
Bernard Besserglik, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...has Hitchcockian pretensions, with perhaps a touch of film noir, but the 'love' component is perfunctorily done and the 'crime' pay-off is unconvincing..."(See all of Bernard Besserglik's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 544 words, 10/14/10
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...a bit of dark fun before it turns preposterous and unsatisfying, piffle dressed up in steely sang-froid.... however finely jigsawed the puzzle, the calibration is off."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 09/02/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "It is interesting and ingenious, even if some of the kinky, queasy fascination that had been so intoxicating in the earlier scenes ebbs away."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 537 words, 09/02/11
21.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Love Crime (2011)'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.
Love Crime (2011) (26 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Love Crime (2011)'s reviews cover 26.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 9,490 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 365 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 66.7 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Love Crime (2011)'s reviews on average broke 66.7 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 Love Crime (2011)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Love Crime (2011) (26 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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