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Comedy about a newly single indie filmmaker who hits the road with an old friend to promote his new movie, followed by an adoring female fan. Cast:Alex Karpovsky, Keith Poulson, Jennifer Prediger, Onur Tukel, Evonne Walton, Caroline White, Dustin Guy DefaDirector:Alex KarpovskyRelease Date:February 22, 2013DVD Release: TBD From:Tribeca FilmsLength:1 hr 25 min
Red Flag played in New York City to good reviews. • Scott Tobias wrote for the AV Club, "...frequently hilarious... Modest, personal, and nicely proportioned.... resembles one of Hong Sang-soo's self-reflexive doodles about relationships and filmmaking..." More Reviews Below...
Red Flag Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a quasi-autobiographical road comedy in which Alex Karpovsky plays a lovelorn version of himself.... It's conventional stuff, only executed with a smart, improv-y verve."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 02/22/13
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...baggy and solipsistic... If only it were funnier and tighter and had a sharper idea about what it means to blur the lines between self-interrogation and self-absorption."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 292 words, 02/22/13
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "A self-effacing comedy.... Owing a debt to Albert Brooks' early comedies, 'Red Flag' might be too much if it weren't just right."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 98 words, 02/22/13
Scott Tobias, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "...frequently hilarious... Modest, personal, and nicely proportioned.... resembles one of Hong Sang-soo's self-reflexive doodles about relationships and filmmaking..."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 421 words, 02/21/13
Nick McCarthy, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "Karpovsky punctuates many moments with goofball, slapstick humor... the film is far too preoccupied with using comedy to defang truths rather than inform them."(See all of Nick McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 600 words, 02/21/13
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...baggy and solipsistic... If only it were funnier and tighter and had a sharper idea about what it means to blur the lines between self-interrogation and self-absorption."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 292 words, 02/22/13
Ian Buckwalter, NPR: VERY GOOD "...hilarious... the insights come just as easily as the laughs... there's a lot of complexity for a film with so many sight gags and laugh-out-loud moments..."(See all of Ian Buckwalter's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 622 words, 02/21/13
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: VERY GOOD "If it's all reasonably familiar indie-comedy terrain, it's delivered at a brisk, economical clip with plenty of laughs, and a series of running gags that keep getting funnier."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 895 words, 02/21/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Variety: WEAK "...another grubby-looking, squirm-inducing indie in which things seem to hit too close to home... Karpovsky's amusingly off-kilter quality is better suited to the background..."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 02/22/13
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Drily funny but never seeking the audience's sympathy.... At its most generous, the best the movie will do for its protagonist is give him an undeserved hug."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 10/10/12
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...baggy and solipsistic... If only it were funnier and tighter and had a sharper idea about what it means to blur the lines between self-interrogation and self-absorption."(See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 292 words, 02/22/13
14.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Red Flag's reviews are separated by an average 14.9 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.
Red Flag (11 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Red Flag's reviews cover 19.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,129 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 375 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Red Flag Coverage, Volume & Length (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 4 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Red Flag's reviews on average broke 4 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 Red Flag's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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