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Science fiction tale about two astronauts who awaken, with amnesia, in a hyper-sleep chamber and come to realize that they are alone on their spaceship and that something terrible has happened. Cast:Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Cung Le, Antje TraueDirector:Christian AlvartRelease Date:September 25, 2009DVD Release:December 22, 2009From:Overture FilmsRating:RLength:1 hr. 48 min.
Pandorum played to fair reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Roger Moore wrote in the Orlando Sentinel, "...a tight, minimalist Alien-esque 'something is loose and hunting people on our space ship' picture... as claustrophobic as you'd expect, if not quite as paranoid..." • And Joe Neumaier wrote in the New York Daily News, "...a production-designed run-and-chase game..." More Reviews Below...
Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Ben Foster sells the hell out of his role but non-sci-fi fans may well themselves be driven mad long before the end."(See all of Clark Collis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 120 words, 09/25/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "Christian Alvart is an inept choreographer... pandorum means 'Orbital Dysfunctional Syndrome'; whatever that is, by the end of the movie I was convinced I had caught it."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 528 words, 09/26/09
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "...a production-designed run-and-chase game... our curiosity about what happened to Earth and the crew is teased and teased again until the movie's big letdown of a reveal."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 508 words, 09/26/09
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "Director Christian Alvart dishes out the dystopia in such bite-sized increments that you'll experience the titular cabin-fever sensation long before the film's characters do."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 315 words, 09/26/09
Stephen Cole, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "...has an interesting take on 'life as we now know it' thanks to German filmmaker Christian Alvart.... Alvart involves us completely in Bower's creepy crawl..."(See all of Stephen Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 595 words, 09/25/09
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "Much slimy mutant-battle ensues.... the script's twisty, end-of-the-world intrigue saves this otherwise leaden film from total self-destruction."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 202 words, 09/28/09
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...comes so close to being a satisfying genre experience that it's all the more frustrating when it comes up short at the finish line."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 399 words, 10/01/09
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Justine Elias, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a highly effective sci-fi thriller set during a 2174 mission to colonize a far-off, newly discovered Earth-like planet.... a dark, disquieting dream worth watching out for."(See all of Justine Elias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 09/25/09
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a tight, minimalist Alien-esque 'something is loose and hunting people on our space ship' picture.. as claustrophobic as you'd expect, if not quite as paranoid..."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 522 words, 09/26/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "Much slimy mutant-battle ensues.... the script's twisty, end-of-the-world intrigue saves this otherwise leaden film from total self-destruction."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 202 words, 09/28/09
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...comes so close to being a satisfying genre experience that it's all the more frustrating when it comes up short at the finish line."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 399 words, 10/01/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "Christian Alvart is an inept choreographer... pandorum means 'Orbital Dysfunctional Syndrome'; whatever that is, by the end of the movie I was convinced I had caught it."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 528 words, 09/26/09
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "Director Christian Alvart dishes out the dystopia in such bite-sized increments that you'll experience the titular cabin-fever sensation long before the film's characters do."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 315 words, 09/26/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: WEAK "Director Christian Alvart ('Antibodies') leans heavily on quick-cut shots of snarling flesh-eaters aboard a spaceship and still manages to tempt the viewer into hypersleep."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 532 words, 09/26/09
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...claustrophobic, tedious... after an endless period of violent encounters, plot twists are revealed in an attempt to lend some sci-fi mystery to the proceedings."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 365 words, 09/26/09
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "Director Christian Alvart dishes out the dystopia in such bite-sized increments that you'll experience the titular cabin-fever sensation long before the film's characters do."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 315 words, 09/26/09
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: WEAK "Christian Alvart is an inept choreographer... pandorum means 'Orbital Dysfunctional Syndrome'; whatever that is, by the end of the movie I was convinced I had caught it."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 528 words, 09/26/09
19.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Pandorum's reviews are separated by an average 19.8 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.
Pandorum (14 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Pandorum's reviews cover 18.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,979 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 356 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 45.2 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Pandorum's reviews on average broke 45.2 hours 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 Pandorum's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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