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Documentary about a man born disabled by the side effects of the drug thalidomide and his attempt to gather 11 other similarly disabled people to pose nude for photographs intended to be used in a calendar. Cast:Fred Dove, Mat Fraser, Stefan Fricke, Sigrid Kwella, Andreas MeyerDirector:Niko von GlasowRelease Date:April 16, 2010DVD Release:April 3, 2012From:Lorber FilmsLength:1 hr 24 min
Nobody's Perfect played in limited release to very good reviews. • Loren King wrote in the Boston Globe, "...wry and revelatory... gives a fresh airing to the use of Thalidomide and its disastrous side effects... a darkly funny and fascinating examination of body image, sexuality, and self-esteem." • And Andrew Barker wrote in Daily Variety, "...alternately hilarious, insightful and sad, and entirely allergic to sentimentality or easy platitudes." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...an exemplar of fresh-air filmmaking that addresses the devastating legacy of the drug thalidomide with acidic wit and grumpy honesty.... elicits engrossing discussions of sex lives, self-esteem and psychological coping.... refreshingly direct..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 04/16/10
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...tastefully handles the sensitive subject, but it lacks the bite that a Michael Moore would have provided. Von Glasow never really goes after the company that continued to sell Thalidomide..."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 178 words, 04/16/10
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...provocative and liberating... the director confronts us with happily bared flesh that carries the double taint of age and deformity... Too bad von Glasow dissipates the effect with a tentative last-minute Michael Moore-lite gesture..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 04/13/10
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Loren King, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...wry and revelatory... gives a fresh airing to the use of Thalidomide and its disastrous side effects... a darkly funny and fascinating examination of body image, sexuality, and self-esteem."(See all of Loren King's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 518 words, 09/03/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...provocative and liberating... the director confronts us with happily bared flesh that carries the double taint of age and deformity... Too bad von Glasow dissipates the effect with a tentative last-minute Michael Moore-lite gesture..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 04/13/10
Zak Jason, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "Thanks to the austere style -- no narrator to explain things, no violins to cue sympathy -- filmmaker Niko von Glasow achieves something rare in documentaries today: the joy of listening to people talk."(See all of Zak Jason's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 151 words, 08/26/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...an exemplar of fresh-air filmmaking that addresses the devastating legacy of the drug thalidomide with acidic wit and grumpy honesty.... elicits engrossing discussions of sex lives, self-esteem and psychological coping.... refreshingly direct..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 04/16/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Andrew Barker, Daily Variety: OUTSTANDING "...alternately hilarious, insightful and sad, and entirely allergic to sentimentality or easy platitudes.... Filmmaker Niko von Glasow asks serious questions of the participants and makes no bones about his own unceasing anger over his condition."(See all of Andrew Barker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 691 words, 10/26/09
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...an exemplar of fresh-air filmmaking that addresses the devastating legacy of the drug thalidomide with acidic wit and grumpy honesty.... elicits engrossing discussions of sex lives, self-esteem and psychological coping.... refreshingly direct..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 04/16/10
20.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Nobody's Perfect's reviews are separated by an average 20.1 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.
Nobody's Perfect (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Nobody's Perfect's reviews cover 7.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,092 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 349 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 14 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Nobody's Perfect's reviews on average broke 14 days 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 Nobody's Perfect's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Nobody's Perfect (6 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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