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French drama about a man who is diagnosed with a fatal heart condition, which compels him to reconnect with his sister and causes him to reawaken to the charms of life in Paris. Cast:Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Albert Dupontel, François Cluzet, Karin ViardDirector:Cedric KlapischRelease Date:September 18, 2009DVD Release:February 23, 2010From:IFCRating:RLength:2 hr 10 min
Paris played in key cities to very good reviews. • Joe Morgenstern wrote in the Wall Street Journal, "...pulses with a contemporary version of the energy that animated Balzac's novels, or Colette's accounts of the life she observed from the window of her apartment..." • And Steven Rea wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...isn't bad... but the enterprise feels thoroughly cliched." More Reviews Below...
Paris Positive Reviews (24 Reviews, reviews below)
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD(cg) "...too many secondhand characters... all diagrammed to evoke the old/young, archaic/modern paradox of life in Paris. But there's no denying that it all plays."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 108 words, 10/02/09
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...every character has life and depth. It's unusual for an episodic film to involve us so well in individual lives... we're genuinely curious about what will happen next."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 844 words, 09/24/09
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...what lifts 'Paris' from the subgenre pack is a fine ensemble... what's fresh and affecting is the way Binoche's and Duris' characters navigate life and death."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 09/18/09
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "At a 124-minute runtime, though, the writer-director Cédric Klapisch has stretched a wide canvas, and only sporadically found anything worth filling it with."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 09/16/09
KEY CITIES (10 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a funny, sad, romantic and deeply felt love letter to a great city. If you can't book a trip now, it's the next best thing."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 700 words, 09/25/09
Mick LaSalle, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...attempts to stand back and capture the entire essence of a city. It's a monumental and ultimately impossible task, but he comes as close as anybody to achieving it."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 519 words, 10/01/09
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "If 'Paris' feels like an Altman film in structure, it lacks the late filmmaker's bite, not to mention his genuine curiosity about human beings.... it struggles to connect."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 532 words, 09/25/09
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "Unforced romanticism and colorful, digressive, often painfully funny character-driven vignettes take the place of rigid structural cohesion."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 09/25/09
Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a multicharacter tapestry of the City of Light. Director Cedric Klapisch deftly unfolds multiple story lines, framed by a knowing, loving look into the city's landscape."(See all of Michael Sragow's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 590 words, 10/09/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "At a 124-minute runtime, though, the writer-director Cédric Klapisch has stretched a wide canvas, and only sporadically found anything worth filling it with."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 09/16/09
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...pulses with a contemporary version of the energy that animated Balzac's novels, or Colette's accounts of the life she observed from the window of her apartment..."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 403 words, 09/18/09
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...what lifts 'Paris' from the subgenre pack is a fine ensemble... what's fresh and affecting is the way Binoche's and Duris' characters navigate life and death."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 09/18/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Gallic helmer Cedric Klapisch ('L'Auberge espagnole') stays well within his comfort zone... a likeable if hardly groundbreaking dramedy..."(See all of Leslie Felperin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 643 words, 03/13/08
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...what lifts 'Paris' from the subgenre pack is a fine ensemble... what's fresh and affecting is the way Binoche's and Duris' characters navigate life and death."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 09/18/09
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...pulses with a contemporary version of the energy that animated Balzac's novels, or Colette's accounts of the life she observed from the window of her apartment..."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 403 words, 09/18/09
17.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Paris's reviews are separated by an average 17.9 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.
Coverage:Paris's reviews cover 31.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 9,394 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 391 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Paris Coverage, Volume & Length (24 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 49.7 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Paris's reviews on average broke 49.7 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 Paris's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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