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Comedy drama about a religiously conservative, married southern woman who receives a message from God instructing her to act as a surrogate mother for two married gay men in Boston. Cast:A. J. Cook, Orlando Jones, Sarah Carter, David Moscow, David Sutcliffe and Samuel BallDirector:Ron SatlofRelease Date:January 22, 2010DVD Release:May 18, 2010From:Regent ReleasingLength:1 hr. 35 min.
Misconceptions played in New York City and Los Angeles to weak reviews. • Jeannette Catsoulis called the film in the New York Times, "...a ham-fisted medley of bad writing (by the director, Ron Satlof, and Ira Pearlstein) and good intentions.... the film is an asinine pileup of improbabilities." • And Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...a polished comedy with a dauntingly improbable premise." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "...a ham-fisted medley of bad writing (by the director, Ron Satlof, and Ira Pearlstein) and good intentions. Spiked with phobic silliness... the film is an asinine pileup of improbabilities."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 01/22/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...a polished comedy with a dauntingly improbable premise.... Ron Satlof's familiar point is to show that the more religious conservatives get to know gays the less they tend to demonize them, but the film is too outlandish and contrived to satisfy."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 01/22/10
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: FAIR "The twang is community-theater Tennessee Williams, but it declines to take easy shots at Red Staters, and deserves faint praise for its optimism."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 67 words, 01/19/10
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Misconceptions has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: FAIR "The twang is community-theater Tennessee Williams, but it declines to take easy shots at Red Staters, and deserves faint praise for its optimism."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 67 words, 01/19/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "...a ham-fisted medley of bad writing (by the director, Ron Satlof, and Ira Pearlstein) and good intentions. Spiked with phobic silliness... the film is an asinine pileup of improbabilities."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 01/22/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...a polished comedy with a dauntingly improbable premise.... Ron Satlof's familiar point is to show that the more religious conservatives get to know gays the less they tend to demonize them, but the film is too outlandish and contrived to satisfy."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 01/22/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Unattributed, Daily Variety: MODERATE "Stereotypes abound, and the soundtrack is annoyingly wallpapered with campily deployed hymns, but the perfs, guileless good intentions and competent assembly prove diverting enough."(See all of Unattributed's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 284 words, 07/08/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...a polished comedy with a dauntingly improbable premise.... Ron Satlof's familiar point is to show that the more religious conservatives get to know gays the less they tend to demonize them, but the film is too outlandish and contrived to satisfy."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 01/22/10
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "...a ham-fisted medley of bad writing (by the director, Ron Satlof, and Ira Pearlstein) and good intentions. Spiked with phobic silliness... the film is an asinine pileup of improbabilities."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 01/22/10
8.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Misconceptions's reviews are separated by an average 8.5 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.
Misconceptions (4 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Misconceptions's reviews cover 6.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 836 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 209 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 14 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Misconceptions's reviews on average broke 14 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 Misconceptions's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Misconceptions (4 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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