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MY PIECE OF THE PIE (MA PART DU GATEAU)Movie Reviews
French and English language comedy drama about a single mother who finds a job as house cleaner for the stock trader responsible for shutting down the factory where she worked. Cast:Karin Viard, Gilles Lellouche, Audrey Lamy, Jean-Pierre Martins, Zindeine Soualem, Raphaele Godin, Fred Ulysse, Kevin Bishop, Marine Vacth, Flavie Bataillie, Tim Piggott-Smith, Lunis SakjiDirector:Cédric KlapischRelease Date:December 9, 2011DVD Release:May 15, 2012From:IFCLength:1 hr. 49 min.
MAY 15, 2012
My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau), Good (Not Great) Reviews, Mixed NYC
My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau) played in New York City to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Mark Jenkins wrote for NPR, "...stirring if occasionally over-obvious..." • And Nick Schager wrote in the Village Voice, "...a feeble stab at topicality from that master of overripe Gallic melodrama, Cédric Klapisch ('L'Auberge Espagnole')." More Reviews Below...
My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau) Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Drama? Satire? Comedy? Farce? Romance?... a film about the everyday ways in which the financial markets deal in abstract numbers without the slightest interest in the lives that might be affected."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 635 words, 02/03/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "At times it suggests a slightly unhinged Gallic answer to 'Up in the Air'.... paints an alluring picture of a pan-European cosmopolitan culture whose characters hopscotch from one country to another..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 788 words, 12/09/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Drama? Satire? Comedy? Farce? Romance?... a film about the everyday ways in which the financial markets deal in abstract numbers without the slightest interest in the lives that might be affected."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 635 words, 02/03/12
Nick Schager, Village Voice: WEAK "Chauvinistic capitalist scum must suffer in 'My Piece of the Pie,' a feeble stab at topicality from that master of overripe Gallic melodrama, Cédric Klapisch ('L'Auberge Espagnole')."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 214 words, 12/07/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice: WEAK "Chauvinistic capitalist scum must suffer in 'My Piece of the Pie,' a feeble stab at topicality from that master of overripe Gallic melodrama, Cédric Klapisch ('L'Auberge Espagnole')."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 214 words, 12/07/11
Andrew Schenker, Slant: POOR(cg) "...about as full of fresh insights as newspaper op-ed from 1995 and about as gripping a work of cinema as one might expect from the poster child for the French middlebrow -- Cédric Klapisch."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 531 words, 12/04/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "At times it suggests a slightly unhinged Gallic answer to 'Up in the Air'.... paints an alluring picture of a pan-European cosmopolitan culture whose characters hopscotch from one country to another..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 788 words, 12/09/11
Mark Jenkins, NPR: GOOD "...stirring if occasionally over-obvious... As an analysis of economic globalization, this is far from the most incisive of recent French films. But it compensates with dozens of charming touches..."(See all of Mark Jenkins's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 602 words, 12/08/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Boyd Van Hoeij, Daily Variety: GOOD "The provincial cleaning lady of a heartless high-finance whiz from Paris puts more than just the apartment in order... the storytelling is polished enough to keep auds hooked and occasionally surprised..."(See all of Boyd Van Hoeij's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 675 words, 03/27/11
Bernard Besserglik, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...wears its commitment on its sleeve, yet is in tune with the times.... there are plenty of gags -- mostly verbal, mostly good -- and a driving musical soundtrack including rock standards to maintain uplift."(See all of Bernard Besserglik's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 538 words, 03/15/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "At times it suggests a slightly unhinged Gallic answer to 'Up in the Air'.... paints an alluring picture of a pan-European cosmopolitan culture whose characters hopscotch from one country to another..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 788 words, 12/09/11
19.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau)'s reviews are separated by an average 19.3 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.
My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau) (7 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau)'s reviews cover 11.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,983 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 569 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau) Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 10 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau)'s reviews on average broke 10 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 My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
My Piece of the Pie (Ma part du gateau) (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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