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Korean language documentary about the extraordinary love between a blind and deaf poet and his physically disabled wife as they face daily life together. Cast:Young-chan, Soon-hoDirector:Yi Seung-junRelease Date:July 25, 2012DVD Release:February 12, 2013From:Cinema GuildLength:1 hr 27 min
Planet of Snail played in limited release to excellent reviews. • Leslie Felperin wrote in Daily Variety, "...explores the intimate relationship between a deaf-blind man and his wife... only the hardest heart could fail to be moved by their deep love for one another..." • And Stephanie Zacharek wrote for NPR, "...modest but potent... Seung-jun Yi finds quiet poetry in workaday visual language..." More Reviews Below...
Planet of Snail Positive Reviews (15 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...not a clinical study of the disabled. Nor is it a conventional biographical portrait.... palpably inspirational.... a poetic meditation on refined sensory perception."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 440 words, 07/25/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...magical... it won the top prize at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and it will win you over as well if you give it the chance."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 530 words, 09/14/12
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Gentle, simply told love stories are as rare in documentaries these days as they are in narrative film. That alone makes Yi Seung-jun's 'Planet of Snail' a standout."(See all of Farran Smith Nehme's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 241 words, 07/27/12
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "...unadorned, unsentimental... celebrates the daily life of an exceptionally collaborative couple.... details the couple's joint efforts to accomplish even the smallest task..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 605 words, 08/01/12
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: WEAK(cg) "...spare and unemphatic -- too much so... Sometimes a seeming artlessness can be the highest form of art. Sometimes, as here, it's the absence of artfulness."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 381 words, 09/14/12
Marc Mohan, Portland Oregonian: EXCELLENT(cg) "...inspirational... it's almost as if the images and sounds most of us are constantly bombarded with only serve to distract from a primal, tactile experience of the world."(See all of Marc Mohan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 11/30/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (6 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "...unadorned, unsentimental... celebrates the daily life of an exceptionally collaborative couple.... details the couple's joint efforts to accomplish even the smallest task..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 605 words, 08/01/12
Betsy Sherman, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...artfully conceived... at first takes some patience, until its melding of Young-chan's poetry and of the couple's day-to-day life hits a pleasing stride."(See all of Betsy Sherman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 157 words, 09/06/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "...approaches the couple with curiosity, but never pity or bathos.... 'Planet of Snail' is more of an experiential piece, closing in on the pleasure and wonder..."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 420 words, 07/25/12
Kenji Fujishima, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...we begin to get a sense of how Young-chan experiences the world: forever full of discoveries to be made, sensations to be felt.... a 'triumph of the human spirit' film..."(See all of Kenji Fujishima's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 992 words, 07/22/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (4 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...not a clinical study of the disabled. Nor is it a conventional biographical portrait.... palpably inspirational.... a poetic meditation on refined sensory perception."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 440 words, 07/25/12
Stephanie Zacharek, NPR: EXCELLENT "...modest but potent... Seung-jun Yi finds quiet poetry in workaday visual language... evokes, in radiant detail, the mutual reliance that makes good partnerships work."(See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 640 words, 07/25/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...magical... it won the top prize at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and it will win you over as well if you give it the chance."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 530 words, 09/14/12
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: OUTSTANDING "...gorgeously photographed... a love story of uncommon loveliness and simplicity, and one that made me feel at least a smidgen of renewed faith in human nature..."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 904 words, 07/25/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...explores the intimate relationship between a deaf-blind man and his wife... only the hardest heart could fail to be moved by their deep love for one another..."(See all of Leslie Felperin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 450 words, 12/18/11
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "A disability-centric doc that moves viewers... takes a condition most of us would find unbearable and demystifies it while finding room for poetry."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 04/16/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...magical... it won the top prize at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and it will win you over as well if you give it the chance."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 530 words, 09/14/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...not a clinical study of the disabled. Nor is it a conventional biographical portrait.... palpably inspirational.... a poetic meditation on refined sensory perception."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 440 words, 07/25/12
13.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Planet of Snail's reviews are separated by an average 13.7 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.
Planet of Snail (15 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Planet of Snail's reviews cover 16.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,454 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 497 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 6 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Planet of Snail's reviews on average broke 6 days 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 Planet of Snail's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Planet of Snail (15 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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