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PEARL JAM TWENTYMovie Reviews
Documentary carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely-seen and never-before seen footage spanning Pearl Jam's career. Cast:Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Chris Cornell, Stone GossardDirector:Cameron CroweRelease Date:September 23, 2011DVD Release:December 27, 2011From:AbramoramaLength:2 hr 0 min
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Pearl Jam Twenty, Good (Not Great) Reviews (Doc) Key Cities
Pearl Jam Twenty played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Nick Schager wrote for Slant, "...a loving, gracefully crafted retrospective that shrewdly eschews 'Behind the Music' conventions at most turns." • And Peter Howell wrote in the Toronto Star, "...chronicle of the Seattle grunge quintet's first two decades is undeniably thorough... but it's also weirdly self-aggrandizing." More Reviews Below...
Pearl Jam Twenty Positive Reviews (18 Reviews, reviews below)
Jake Coyle, Associated Press: VERY GOOD(cg) "Vedder doesn't come through any clearer, but the band's journey remains a thoroughly entertaining one.... the film is best considered from Crowe's perspective: that of a fan."(See all of Jake Coyle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 788 words, 09/22/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (10 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Mr. Crowe, the director of 'Jerry Maguire' and the ill-fated 'Vanilla Sky' and 'Elizabethtown,' has probably never met a musician (or movie star) he didn't like."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 529 words, 09/23/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: GOOD "...doesn't pretend to be a dispassionate documentary portrait and rigorously excludes anything about private lives.... the film's biggest asset is its interviews with the band..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 593 words, 09/23/11
Kyle Smith, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...mainly treats us to Eddie Vedder and Co. saluting one another's musicianship, expressing alienation from fame and telling us how cool Neil Young is."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 281 words, 09/23/11
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: MODERATE(cg) "...chronicle of the Seattle grunge quintet's first two decades is undeniably thorough... but it's also weirdly self-aggrandizing."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 579 words, 09/19/11
Eric Hynes, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "Cameron Crowe, the famed rock reporter-turned-filmmaker-turned-faded brand, refuses to complicate his hagiography with ideas."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 192 words, 09/21/11
Guy Dixon, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "Even those more neutral about Pearl Jam will find it impossible not to enjoy director Cameron Crowe's driving retrospective of the band's stage-diving 20 years..."(See all of Guy Dixon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 706 words, 09/20/11
Joanne Huffa, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...pays loving tribute to Cameron Crowe's old friends Pearl Jam... an informative, entertaining look at the inner workings of a long-lived band."(See all of Joanne Huffa's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 106 words, 09/22/11
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "A must-see for Pearl Jam fans - and for folks keen on gleaning insights into the pressures that come with megastardom."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 387 words, 09/23/11
Joseph Rose, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Nirvana wasn't the most iconic band to rise from the grunge scene. Ultimately, however, Crowe's fanboy treatment pushes it into a mosh pit of mediocrity."(See all of Joseph Rose's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 159 words, 09/20/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Eric Hynes, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "Cameron Crowe, the famed rock reporter-turned-filmmaker-turned-faded brand, refuses to complicate his hagiography with ideas."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 192 words, 09/21/11
Noel Murray, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "Crowe focuses on the more significant parts of the Pearl Jam story: not how the group wrote 'Alive,' but how it's struggled with maintaining artistic credibility..."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 412 words, 09/22/11
Joanne Huffa, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...pays loving tribute to Cameron Crowe's old friends Pearl Jam... an informative, entertaining look at the inner workings of a long-lived band."(See all of Joanne Huffa's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 106 words, 09/22/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Mr. Crowe, the director of 'Jerry Maguire' and the ill-fated 'Vanilla Sky' and 'Elizabethtown,' has probably never met a musician (or movie star) he didn't like."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 529 words, 09/23/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...doesn't pretend to be a dispassionate documentary portrait and rigorously excludes anything about private lives.... the film's biggest asset is its interviews with the band..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 593 words, 09/23/11
Dana Stevens, Slate: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Crowe has assembled some top-drawer ephemera... but he overestimates his audience's patience for present-day talking-head interviews with the band members..."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 670 words, 09/23/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: FAIR "The cinematic equivalent of a concert T-shirt... simply counts the years from 1991 via sludgy backstage and onstage footage whose rarity can't forgive its inclusion."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 188 words, 09/11/11
Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "A reverential retrospective of a band that inspires deep love.... it is among director Cameron Crowe's most effective and deeply felt work."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 643 words, 09/10/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...doesn't pretend to be a dispassionate documentary portrait and rigorously excludes anything about private lives.... the film's biggest asset is its interviews with the band..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 593 words, 09/23/11
Andy Webster, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Mr. Crowe, the director of 'Jerry Maguire' and the ill-fated 'Vanilla Sky' and 'Elizabethtown,' has probably never met a musician (or movie star) he didn't like."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 529 words, 09/23/11
14.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Pearl Jam Twenty's reviews are separated by an average 14.5 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.
Pearl Jam Twenty (18 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Pearl Jam Twenty's reviews cover 23.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,639 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 424 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Pearl Jam Twenty Coverage, Volume & Length (18 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 22.7 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Pearl Jam Twenty's reviews on average broke 22.7 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 Pearl Jam Twenty's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Pearl Jam Twenty (18 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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