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Spanish language drama about a Chilean coroner's assistant who unexpectedly becomes involved in the 1973 coup to overthrow President Allende. Cast:Marcelo Alonso, Alfredo Castro, Amparo Noguera, Jaime Vadell, Antonia ZegersDirector:Pablo LarrainRelease Date:April 11, 2012DVD Release:August 21, 2012From:Kino LorberLength:1 hr 38 min
Post Mortem played in limited release to very good reviews. • Stephanie Zacharek wrote for Movieline, "...a modest, mordant little drama set in 1973 Santiago, Chile... starts out at a crawl, but it gathers emotional momentum as it pushes forward.... Larrain manages to do a lot with a little..." • And Jay Weissberg wrote in Daily Variety, "...makes for enthralling viewing..." More Reviews Below...
Post Mortem Positive Reviews (12 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...grim, intense, mordantly comic... it is not a particularly nice place.... the achievement is to take rigorous and unsentimental measure of the unpleasantness."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 04/11/12
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "Pablo Larraín and Alfredo Castro -- the director and star, respectively, of the acclaimed Chilean black comedy 'Tony Manero' (2008) -- reunite... chilling..."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 216 words, 04/13/12
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: GOOD "...filled not just with corpses but also the living dead.... Often drolly, coolly morbid, the film also operates just as effectively in a more nakedly direct register."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 455 words, 04/11/12
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "...a potent cocktail of biting satire and subzero absurdism.... Unfortunately, the pacing moves at a zombie shuffle, with shots held past the point of ennui to agony."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 128 words, 06/22/12
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...what about characters for whom even gruesome and tragic changes aren't as compelling as their own sociopathic preoccupations?... mesmerizing..."(See all of Tom Keogh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 293 words, 05/25/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: GOOD "...filled not just with corpses but also the living dead.... Often drolly, coolly morbid, the film also operates just as effectively in a more nakedly direct register."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 455 words, 04/11/12
Noel Murray, AV Club: EXCELLENT(cg) "Larrain crafts 'Post Mortem' as a slow, quiet character study, narrowing in on Castro in his home and office while the world outside descends into madness."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 380 words, 04/12/12
Cynthia Fuchs, Pop Matters: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...concerns bodies and reports, the order that one might impose on the other.... it keeps focused on Mario's efforts to cope: loading bodies off vans and onto carts..."(See all of Cynthia Fuchs's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 822 words, 04/12/12
Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a modest, mordant little drama... starts out at a crawl, but it gathers emotional momentum as it pushes forward.... Larrain manages to do a lot with a little..."(See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 635 words, 04/11/12
Nick Schager, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Pablo Larraín's gaze hasn't altered much since 'Tony Manero,' but it remains frosty and unnerving, capturing mushrooming derangement with a rigorousness..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 642 words, 09/29/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...grim, intense, mordantly comic... it is not a particularly nice place.... the achievement is to take rigorous and unsentimental measure of the unpleasantness."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 04/11/12
Jay Weissberg, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "...breathtaking visual command makes for enthralling viewing... a rigorous, formally controlled yet emotionally gripping drama set during Chile's bloody 1973 military coup."(See all of Jay Weissberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 749 words, 09/05/10
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...intriguing but understated.... director Pablo Larrain's style is simple and direct, getting ideas across quickly with a look or gesture, rarely through dialogue."(See all of Deborah Young's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 587 words, 10/14/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...grim, intense, mordantly comic... it is not a particularly nice place.... the achievement is to take rigorous and unsentimental measure of the unpleasantness."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 04/11/12
12.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Post Mortem's reviews are separated by an average 12.2 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.
Post Mortem (12 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Post Mortem's reviews cover 12.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,965 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 497 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Post Mortem Coverage, Volume & Length (12 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 53 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Post Mortem's reviews on average broke 53 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 Post Mortem's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Post Mortem (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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