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Documentary about the efforts of a Chinese-born woman to forge a closer relationship with her thoroughly Americanized daughter by writing a memoir of her difficult childhood. Cast:Jian Ping, Lisa XiaDirector:Susan Morgan CooperRelease Date:September 7, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:American Dream PicturesLength:1 hr. 25 min.
Mulberry Child played in New York City and Los Angeles to moderate reviews. • Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "...powerful and touching... it will help you to know that many of the 'documentary' scenes are re-created... a universal story about immigrant parents and children..." • And Sheri Linden wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...heavy-handed..." More Reviews Below...
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...powerful and touching... it will help you to know that many of the 'documentary' scenes are re-created... a universal story about immigrant parents and children..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 749 words, 01/20/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: FAIR "Dramatically drab... framed by attempts at heart-to-heart chats, which are soul baring in a reality-show manner.... The film's subject matter is epochal, its delivery less so."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 09/07/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...heavy-handed... Moving between a present-day mother-daughter clash of values and a personal history of life under Mao's regime... an awkward mix..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 250 words, 10/05/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...powerful and touching... it will help you to know that many of the 'documentary' scenes are re-created... a universal story about immigrant parents and children..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 749 words, 01/20/12
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "Structural messiness is a persistent problem, be it multiple narrators or flip-flopping between Jian's past adversity and present tensions..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 09/05/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Mulberry Child has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "Structural messiness is a persistent problem, be it multiple narrators or flip-flopping between Jian's past adversity and present tensions..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 09/05/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: FAIR "Dramatically drab... framed by attempts at heart-to-heart chats, which are soul baring in a reality-show manner.... The film's subject matter is epochal, its delivery less so."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 09/07/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...heavy-handed... Moving between a present-day mother-daughter clash of values and a personal history of life under Mao's regime... an awkward mix..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 250 words, 10/05/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Susan Morgan Cooper wields a heavy hand, especially in the pic's scenery-chewing recreations... But the film's take on the immigrant experience is profound..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 09/04/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...will move viewers.... Given the energy spent here one wonders if the doc mightn't have been much more involving as a feature adaptation..."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 345 words, 09/05/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...heavy-handed... Moving between a present-day mother-daughter clash of values and a personal history of life under Mao's regime... an awkward mix..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 250 words, 10/05/12
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: FAIR "Dramatically drab... framed by attempts at heart-to-heart chats, which are soul baring in a reality-show manner.... The film's subject matter is epochal, its delivery less so."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 09/07/12
17.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Mulberry Child's reviews are separated by an average 17.7 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.
Mulberry Child (7 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Mulberry Child's reviews cover 10.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,169 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 310 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 55 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Mulberry Child's reviews on average broke 55 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 Mulberry Child's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Mulberry Child (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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