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OC87: THE OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE, MAJOR DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR, ASPERGER'S MOVIEMovie Reviews
Documentary about filmmaker Bud Clayman's struggle with mental illness that interrupted his career 30 years ago. Cast:Jeff Bell, Maurice Benard, Wayne Bickerstaff, Carol Caruso, Buddy Clayman, Lila Clayman, Morton Clayman, Loren H. Crabtree, Barbara H. Cram, Rachel Davis, Daniel Fisher, Sally F. Gever, Jonathan Grayson, John Hart, Susan HeffelfingerDirector:Bud Clayman, Glenn HolstenRelease Date:May 25, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:Independent PicturesLength:1 hr 40 min
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie, Good Reviews (Doc) Limited
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie played in limited release to good reviews. • Andrew Lapin wrote for NPR, "Clayman represents a group of people who are rarely offered any media exposure... He has something valuable to offer, even as we wish there were more like him on screen." More Reviews Below...
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...moving, penetrating... Bud Clayman's problems often seem like agonizingly exaggerated versions of everyone's. We can learn from his solutions."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 290 words, 05/25/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "There's a lot going on in Bud Clayman's mind, and he gets a lot of it into this unique, enlightening and often tough-to-watch film about living with mental disorders."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 181 words, 05/25/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...an involving, surprisingly buoyant excursion... brings us vividly inside the life -- and head -- of its determined hero... uniquely inspiring..."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 06/08/12
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "This is not always an easy sit, as the socially maladroit Clayman conducts a wildly nonlinear tour of his life.... it's easy to cheer his ultimate triumph."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 138 words, 05/25/12
Benjamin Mercer, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...evidence that Bud Clayman's trust in the value of the filmmaking process ultimately outweighed the extreme difficulty he says he has making even the smallest decisions."(See all of Benjamin Mercer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 260 words, 05/23/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD(cg) "...there are plenty of difficult moments, scenes that are painful to watch. But thanks to Clayman's obvious intelligence and openness, there is also a lot of humor."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 555 words, 06/29/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Benjamin Mercer, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...evidence that Bud Clayman's trust in the value of the filmmaking process ultimately outweighed the extreme difficulty he says he has making even the smallest decisions."(See all of Benjamin Mercer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 260 words, 05/23/12
Kalvin Henely, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a tender, painful and frustrating work... it's in this rather dry and ordinary portrait of Clayman that it's possible to realize how internalized real mental illness is..."(See all of Kalvin Henely's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 452 words, 05/24/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...moving, penetrating... Bud Clayman's problems often seem like agonizingly exaggerated versions of everyone's. We can learn from his solutions."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 290 words, 05/25/12
Andrew Lapin, NPR: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Clayman represents a group of people who are rarely offered any media exposure... He has something valuable to offer, even as we wish there were more like him on screen."(See all of Andrew Lapin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 608 words, 05/24/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...an involving, surprisingly buoyant excursion... brings us vividly inside the life -- and head -- of its determined hero... uniquely inspiring..."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 06/08/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...serves both its subject and its viewers well by chronicling a process that is actually insightful, entertaining and apparently successful."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 06/06/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...an eye-opener about what it's like to live with a variety of mental illnesses, including obsessive-compulsive disorder -- and, however tenuously, to recover from them."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 327 words, 06/06/12
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...an involving, surprisingly buoyant excursion... brings us vividly inside the life -- and head -- of its determined hero... uniquely inspiring..."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 06/08/12
Andy Webster, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...moving, penetrating... Bud Clayman's problems often seem like agonizingly exaggerated versions of everyone's. We can learn from his solutions."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 290 words, 05/25/12
7.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie's reviews are separated by an average 7.3 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.
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie (11 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie's reviews cover 14.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,771 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 343 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie Coverage, Volume & Length (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 4 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie's reviews on average broke 4 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 OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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