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Drama about a solitary woman who leaves behind her life in Holland to wander remote Ireland where she stumbles across the home of a hermit. Cast:Lotte Verbeek, Stephen ReaDirector:Urszula AntoniakRelease Date:November 19, 2010DVD Release:October 4, 2011From:Olive FilmsLength:1 hr 25 min
Nothing Personal played in limited release to good reviews. • Stan Hall wrote in the Portland Oregonian, "...first-time feature writer-director Urszula Antoniak displays enough craft and visual sumptuousness to make this paean to solitude a subtly emotional, if a bit vague, affair." • And Jeff Farr wrote for Cinema 24/7, "...quiet and stirring..." More Reviews Below...
Nothing Personal Positive Reviews (10 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Willfully withholding and maddeningly enigmatic... a muted meditation on the tension between companionship and solitude, affection and independence."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 268 words, 11/19/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "Antoniak tests the power, and the limits, of sight and sound, rather than words, to tell a story. Beautifully evocative camera work by Daniel Bouquet sets the tone..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 11/26/10
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "Stephen Rea is laid-back -- if he were any more so he'd be comatose. But his performance works perfectly with Lotte Verbeek's."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 11/19/10
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...writer-director Urszula Antoniak hits a lot of expected notes. But she does so with a gracefulness that makes the predictable a tad less foregone."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 214 words, 11/17/10
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...first-time feature writer-director Urszula Antoniak displays enough craft and visual sumptuousness to make this paean to solitude a subtly emotional, if a bit vague, affair."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 145 words, 02/11/11
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a small but captivating meditation on the nature of relationships and the unexpected ways in which people can form a connection."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 226 words, 03/05/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...writer-director Urszula Antoniak hits a lot of expected notes. But she does so with a gracefulness that makes the predictable a tad less foregone."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 214 words, 11/17/10
Bill Weber, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...has sufficient visual and performance-driven smarts, despite shortcomings of structure and plot... Urszula Antoniak's promise is more solid than this debut feature."(See all of Bill Weber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 353 words, 11/14/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Willfully withholding and maddeningly enigmatic... a muted meditation on the tension between companionship and solitude, affection and independence."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 268 words, 11/19/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "Antoniak tests the power, and the limits, of sight and sound, rather than words, to tell a story. Beautifully evocative camera work by Daniel Bouquet sets the tone..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 11/26/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Derek Elley, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...thanks to Dutch actress Lotte Verbeek's performance, full of physical grace notes and small details, she manages to involve the audience..."(See all of Derek Elley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 436 words, 08/16/09
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "Antoniak tests the power, and the limits, of sight and sound, rather than words, to tell a story. Beautifully evocative camera work by Daniel Bouquet sets the tone..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 11/26/10
Jeff Farr, Cinema 24/7: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...quiet and stirring... Of particular note is a masterful and enigmatic coda that rhymes with the film's opening scene, thus bringing things full circle -- but still, thank you, with no easy answers."(See all of Jeff Farr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 913 words, 11/16/10
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Willfully withholding and maddeningly enigmatic... a muted meditation on the tension between companionship and solitude, affection and independence."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 268 words, 11/19/10
14.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Nothing Personal's reviews are separated by an average 14.6 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.
Nothing Personal (10 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Nothing Personal's reviews cover 9.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,657 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 366 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Nothing Personal Coverage, Volume & Length (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 24 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Nothing Personal's reviews on average broke 24 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 Nothing Personal's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Nothing Personal (10 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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