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Drama about a hopeless man living in his car whose perspective changes when he meets a dope-smoking 21-year-old with a positive attitude. Cast:Colm Meaney, Colin Morgan, Milka Ahlroth, Stuart Graham, Michael McElhatton, David Wilmot, Tatiana Ouliankina, Diarmuid Noyes, Mark Butler, Martin Lucey, Aoife Maloney, Will O'Connell, Andy Kellegher, Eoin Fleming, Mary KellyDirector:Darragh ByrneRelease Date:November 30, 2012DVD Release:August 8, 2011From:Olive FilmsLength:1 hr 30 min
Parked (2012) played in New York City to fair reviews. Reviews were mixed. • John DeFore wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...the film's prefab aspects are countered by Colm Meaney's convincing performance as a man holding shame at bay -- maintaining his dignity by force of will..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: FAIR "...has strong performances... collapses into sentimentality that not even an actor of Mr. Meaney's dignity and restraint can redeem from mawkishness."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 312 words, 11/30/12
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "...elegant, engaging... Darragh Byrne and screenwriter Ciaran Creagh keep the dialogue spare and the direction focused on the actors..."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 11/28/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Parked (2012) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: VERY GOOD "...elegant, engaging... Darragh Byrne and screenwriter Ciaran Creagh keep the dialogue spare and the direction focused on the actors..."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 11/28/12
Kenji Fujishima, Slant: POOR(cg) "Meaney and Morgan's chemistry is convincing... [but] 'Parked' is the kind of middling bore in which the notes are all laid out, but the music never floods through."(See all of Kenji Fujishima's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 485 words, 11/26/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: FAIR "...has strong performances... collapses into sentimentality that not even an actor of Mr. Meaney's dignity and restraint can redeem from mawkishness."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 312 words, 11/30/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...engaging... it's Colin Morgan's charm that holds the mismatched elements together, even as the facile, predictable drug drama limits the film's effectiveness."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 368 words, 11/27/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...the film's prefab aspects are countered by Colm Meaney's convincing performance as a man holding shame at bay -- maintaining his dignity by force of will..."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 351 words, 11/25/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: FAIR "...has strong performances... collapses into sentimentality that not even an actor of Mr. Meaney's dignity and restraint can redeem from mawkishness."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 312 words, 11/30/12
25.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Parked (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 25.0 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.
Parked (2012) (5 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Parked (2012)'s reviews cover 5.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,706 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 341 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 30.5 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Parked (2012)'s reviews on average broke 30.5 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 Parked (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Parked (2012) (5 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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