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PUNCTURE (2011)Movie Reviews
Drama about two young attorneys who become underdogs in a case involving health care and pharmaceutical conspiracy. Cast:Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Brett Cullen, Jesse L. MartinDirector:Adam Kassen, Mark KassenRelease Date:September 23, 2011DVD Release:January 3, 2012From:Millenium EntertainmentRating:RLength:1 hr 39 min
JANUARY 3, 2012
Puncture (2011), Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
Puncture (2011) played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Eric Eisenberg wrote for Cinema Blend, "...stuck between being a courtroom drama and a character piece.... the result is a structural mess." • And Amy Biancolli wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "If the movie ends too abruptly, it still gives plenty of screen time to its nicely screwed-up central character." More Reviews Below...
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD(cg) "Chris Evans proves a quirky and compelling actor as Mike Weiss... true-life film is a likable oddity: a rambling, low-budget 'Erin Brockovich' with a cokehead hero."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 88 words, 09/30/11
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD(cg) "...though it's not a complete success, Chris Evans is always riveting onscreen, and the story is yet another parable about our venal health-care industry."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 642 words, 10/07/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...possesses all the right ingredients: an idealistic young lawyer, a corrupt corporate villain and a sympathetic victim. It just fails to assemble them into a compelling whole."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 296 words, 09/23/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Mark Kassen doesn't have a strong screen presence, and the direction is shaky. But the supporting cast -- including standout Brett Cullen -- offers solid backup."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 112 words, 09/23/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: GOOD "...based on true people and an actual case.... benefits from its performances, notably Chris Evans' roguish appeal as a guy simultaneously driven and destructive."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 315 words, 09/23/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...presents a compelling story, but it's also difficult to sympathize with Chris Evans' doomed main character, no matter how vividly he's acted."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 363 words, 09/23/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...though it's not a complete success, Chris Evans is always riveting onscreen, and the story is yet another parable about our venal health-care industry."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 642 words, 10/07/11
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...proudly 'Based on a True Story.' As is so often the case, this means an indifference to 'true' human relationships in favor of crusading self-righteousness."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 09/21/11
Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "...a story of how corporate interests collude against the common good.... you might ask if the facts of the case might have made a better documentary, not a drama."(See all of Ethan Gilsdorf's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 411 words, 10/24/11
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "If the movie ends too abruptly, it still gives plenty of screen time to its nicely screwed-up central character.... a solid, assured feature debut from the latest brothers to watch."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 333 words, 10/07/11
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "A well-made drama... has the unusual problem of being almost too intriguing; its based-on-true-events story seems to cry out for documentary treatment."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 248 words, 11/04/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (6 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...proudly 'Based on a True Story.' As is so often the case, this means an indifference to 'true' human relationships in favor of crusading self-righteousness."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 09/21/11
Eric Eisenberg, Cinema Blend: MODERATE(cg) "...stuck between being a courtroom drama and a character piece. Both aspects are compelling in their own right, but the result is a structural mess."(See all of Eric Eisenberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 696 words, 09/21/11
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...falls into the pattern of films like 'The Verdict' in which a crapulous barrister gets a second chance by taking on a case of David-versus-Goliath injustice."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 154 words, 10/20/11
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...has plenty of potential for edge in the form of lawyer Mark Weiss... but it rarely manages to focus on him as anything but a cog in a very familiar machine."(See all of Tasha Robinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 515 words, 09/22/11
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...possesses all the right ingredients: an idealistic young lawyer, a corrupt corporate villain and a sympathetic victim. It just fails to assemble them into a compelling whole."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 296 words, 09/23/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...based on true people and an actual case.... benefits from its performances, notably Chris Evans' roguish appeal as a guy simultaneously driven and destructive."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 315 words, 09/23/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: FAIR "...an impassioned expose on the health-care industry... the mix of downward drug spiral with uphill struggle for good never really coalesces."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 539 words, 05/24/11
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...certainly important, but more the stuff of a New Yorker profile rather than a movie.... This is a well-made movie, make no mistake. It just suffers from a dysfunctional hero."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 961 words, 09/06/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...based on true people and an actual case.... benefits from its performances, notably Chris Evans' roguish appeal as a guy simultaneously driven and destructive."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 315 words, 09/23/11
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...possesses all the right ingredients: an idealistic young lawyer, a corrupt corporate villain and a sympathetic victim. It just fails to assemble them into a compelling whole."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 296 words, 09/23/11
16.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Puncture (2011)'s reviews are separated by an average 16.3 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.
Puncture (2011) (20 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Puncture (2011)'s reviews cover 26.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,488 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 374 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 3 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Puncture (2011)'s reviews on average broke 3 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 Puncture (2011)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Puncture (2011) (20 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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