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PERFECT SENSE (2012)Movie Reviews
Drama about two strangers who form a romantic connection in the face of an apocalyptic epidemic that causes victims to lose their senses. Cast:Eva Green, Ewan McGregor, Connie Nielsen, Ewen BremnerDirector:David MacKenzieRelease Date:February 3, 2012DVD Release:May 22, 2012From:IFCLength:1 hr 28 min
Perfect Sense (2012) played in limited release to mixed reviews. • Tirdad Derakhshani wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...a very conventional love story wrapped into a slightly more quirky, apocalyptic yarn and lightly dusted with a touch of true originality." • And Mark Holcomb called the film in the Village Voice and LA Weekly, "Satisfyingly ambiguous and starkly tactile..." More Reviews Below...
Perfect Sense (2012) Positive Reviews (15 Reviews, reviews below)
Richard Corliss, Time: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...sometimes screwy but mostly smart and always heartfelt... the movie briefly, serially, goes as mad as the disease's most virulently affected victims."(See all of Richard Corliss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 819 words, 02/03/12
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT(cg) "...easily seduces by playing around with sight, sound, and pacing. The world may be taking leave of its senses, but Ewan McGregor and Eva Green are looking good."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 180 words, 02/10/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...dour... the movie's notion of two self-centered people ill suited to each other, shedding their defenses and clinging together, feels forced and sentimental."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 539 words, 02/03/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "Eva Green, with her sullen harlequin eyes, is hard to warm up to, and the script gets dragged down into moments of ridiculousness."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 02/03/12
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a poetic plague saga... You've got to make room in your heart for a film in which the world ends with neither a bang nor a whimper but a cuddle."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 01/30/12
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "Satisfyingly ambiguous and starkly tactile in its inquiry into where sensation ends and identity begins.... The two leads have real sizzle together..."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 224 words, 02/01/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer: MODERATE(cg) "...a very conventional love story wrapped into a slightly more quirky, apocalyptic yarn and lightly dusted with a touch of true originality."(See all of Tirdad Derakhshani's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 10/27/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "Satisfyingly ambiguous and starkly tactile in its inquiry into where sensation ends and identity begins.... The two leads have real sizzle together..."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 224 words, 02/01/12
Glenn Heath Jr., Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...one of the most surprising genre hybrids in years.... Visually glassy and smooth... values the dynamic mood of each scene without being overly stylized."(See all of Glenn Heath Jr.'s reviews...)(Read the full review...) 663 words, 02/02/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...dour... the movie's notion of two self-centered people ill suited to each other, shedding their defenses and clinging together, feels forced and sentimental."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 539 words, 02/03/12
Andrew Lapin, NPR: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...the film does one thing very well. It creates, with every transmitter that shuts down, a heightened awareness of what it means to exist as a human..."(See all of Andrew Lapin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 557 words, 02/02/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: POOR "...a perfectly insipid sci-fi romance.... tritely tosses together two indifferently conceived characters against a backdrop of global panic that generates no urgency."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 639 words, 01/28/11
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "...a very complex and intelligent story hybrid that must have looked great on paper and sounded impressive in discussion, but as a movie, it splatters all over the screen..."(See all of Duane Byrge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 603 words, 01/25/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...dour... the movie's notion of two self-centered people ill suited to each other, shedding their defenses and clinging together, feels forced and sentimental."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 539 words, 02/03/12
21.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Perfect Sense (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 21.7 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.
Perfect Sense (2012) (15 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Perfect Sense (2012)'s reviews cover 33.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,214 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 414 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 12 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Perfect Sense (2012)'s reviews on average broke 12 days 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 Perfect Sense (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Perfect Sense (2012) (15 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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