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Spanish language drama about a paralyzed man who was responsible for the foiled 2005 hijacking of a Bogota-bound plane. Cast:Porfirio Ramirez Aldana, Jarlinsson Ramirez Reinoso, Yor Jasbleidy Santos TorresDirector:Alejandro LandesRelease Date:February 8, 2013DVD Release: TBD From:Karma FilmsLength:1 hr. 41 min.
Porfirio played in New York City to good reviews. • Scott Foundas wrote in the Village Voice, "Improbable but true.... This is a sui generis work — warm, sporadically funny, deeply human, and altogether beguiling." More Reviews Below...
Porfirio has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...offers a harshly sensual portrait... Neither sympathetic nor disgusted, the gaze of the director, Alejandro Landes, is coldly dispassionate."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 246 words, 02/08/13
Andrew Schenker, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...an ugly movie to watch, but it's not without purpose.... As Porfirio fills the screen, sometimes quite literally, it's his body we respond to..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 381 words, 03/21/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...offers a harshly sensual portrait... Neither sympathetic nor disgusted, the gaze of the director, Alejandro Landes, is coldly dispassionate."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 246 words, 02/08/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Variety: EXCELLENT "...patiently observed... A painstaking study of paralysis, physical and otherwise, that gently blurs the line between documented reality and fictional reconstruction..."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 554 words, 05/18/11
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: EXCELLENT "...a tribute both to the filmmaker and his subject in their openness to exploring the seemingly banal in order to gain a greater perspective on humanity, spirituality..."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 438 words, 05/14/11
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...offers a harshly sensual portrait... Neither sympathetic nor disgusted, the gaze of the director, Alejandro Landes, is coldly dispassionate."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 246 words, 02/08/13
14.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Porfirio's reviews are separated by an average 14.8 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.
Porfirio (5 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Porfirio's reviews cover 5.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,825 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 365 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 130 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Porfirio's reviews on average broke 130 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 Porfirio's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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