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OBLIVION (2009)Movie Reviews
Documentary about the citizens of Lima, Peru, from the bartender who served past presidents, to the street urchin who performs acrobatics in traffic for a few pennies. Cast:Jorge Kanashiro, Luis Cerna, David Gutiérrez, Lucia Ruiz, Daniel Gutiérrez GradosDirector:Heddy HonigmannRelease Date:April 15, 2009DVD Release: TBD From:Film ForumLength:1 hr. 33 min.
Oblivion (2009) played in limited release to sensational reviews. • Manohla Dargis wrote in the New York Times, "...a movie so suffused with feeling for its human subjects that when a man starts weeping, you don’t feel dirty about watching his tears fall." • And Michael Phillips wrote in the Chicago Tribune, "...a wise and beautiful documentary..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...so suffused with feeling for its human subjects that when a man starts weeping, you don't feel dirty about watching his tears fall."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 672 words, 04/15/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "Honigmann repeatedly turns to the child acrobats and jugglers who beg for money from motorists stopped in traffic. It's a dangerous job, for which the kids earn just pennies a day."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 04/15/09
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a wise and beautiful documentary... Heddy Honigmann captures, effortlessly, Lima and its people in a way that relates to politics, sociology, suffering and dignity."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 504 words, 05/08/09
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: EXCELLENT "...a tender, poetically aimless movie by someone who no longer dwells among these stoic people, but feels like she might be the only one who remembers them."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 375 words, 04/15/09
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "Lima is full of citizens who used to live in the mountains but moved to the city because they had no future at home. This expertly composed film looks at the lives of a handful of them."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 04/19/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: EXCELLENT "...a tender, poetically aimless movie by someone who no longer dwells among these stoic people, but feels like she might be the only one who remembers them."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 375 words, 04/15/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...so suffused with feeling for its human subjects that when a man starts weeping, you don't feel dirty about watching his tears fall."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 672 words, 04/15/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Jay Weissberg, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "...a nicely tuned multi-voiced meditation on Peru's failure to provide for the common man.... builds the argument through a seamless but deliberate construction."(See all of Jay Weissberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 524 words, 09/25/08
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "The theme is memory, or rather the lack of it shown by a long succession of presidents, who forget that Peruvians are extremely poor thanks to their policies..."(See all of Deborah Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 366 words, 09/25/08
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...so suffused with feeling for its human subjects that when a man starts weeping, you don't feel dirty about watching his tears fall."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 672 words, 04/15/09
9.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Oblivion (2009)'s reviews are separated by an average 9.3 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.
Oblivion (2009) (8 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Oblivion (2009)'s reviews cover 10.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,271 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 409 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 25.1 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Oblivion (2009)'s reviews on average broke 25.1 hours 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 Oblivion (2009)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Oblivion (2009) (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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