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Drama about U.S. Marshal Ward Hill Lamon, the self-appointed bodyguard who foiled repeated attempts on President Lincoln's life during the Civil War. Cast:Tom Amandes, Lea Coco, Penelope Ann Miller, Bruce Davison, Creed Bratton, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Josh Stamberg, Robert Craighead, Lew Temple, Michael Maize, Steven Brand, Adam Croasdell, Elijah Nelson, Joshua Rush, Joe OchmanDirector:Salvador LitvakRelease Date:February 15, 2013DVD Release: TBD Length:1 hr. 47 min.
Saving Lincoln played in limited release to weak reviews. • Bill Edelstein wrote in Daily Variety, "...undermined by stilted dialogue, and the pic is laced with ill-fitting parts that wind up literally all over the matte.... a film better suited to classrooms than theaters..." More Reviews Below...
Saving Lincoln Positive Reviews (9 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: FAIR "...the whole affair has an artificial look reminiscent of a community theater production on a cardboard set.... The story, though, is of moderate interest."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 02/15/13
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "The movie's gimmick is having the actors visually superimposed over sets created from actual Civil War photographs.... like a View-Master version of a tale already told."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 133 words, 02/15/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...feels like an animated Wikipedia page, just sort of running through the greatest hits of Lincoln's life in office... amateurish, strange and beyond redress."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 02/15/13
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...odd and not entirely uninteresting... has a novel look for a feature film, but doesn't do much to lend dramatic credibility to Lamon's more incredible stories..."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 386 words, 02/15/13
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Imagine the stiffness of a 'Star Wars' prequel but without the bravura technique. Foreground characters yammer on in muted color and the backgrounds yawn..."(See all of Alan Scherstuhl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 02/13/13
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Saving Lincoln has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Imagine the stiffness of a 'Star Wars' prequel but without the bravura technique. Foreground characters yammer on in muted color and the backgrounds yawn..."(See all of Alan Scherstuhl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 02/13/13
Chuck Bowen, Slant: WEAK(cg) "...a bad film that's somewhat exciting for suggesting, however fleetingly, what a true visionary might do with this expressionistic lo-fi form of world-building."(See all of Chuck Bowen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 507 words, 02/15/13
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: FAIR "...the whole affair has an artificial look reminiscent of a community theater production on a cardboard set.... The story, though, is of moderate interest."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 02/15/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...feels like an animated Wikipedia page, just sort of running through the greatest hits of Lincoln's life in office... amateurish, strange and beyond redress."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 02/15/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Bill Edelstein, Variety: FAIR "...undermined by stilted dialogue, and the pic is laced with ill-fitting parts that wind up literally all over the matte.... a film better suited to classrooms than theaters..."(See all of Bill Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 707 words, 02/13/13
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "The key novelty is a compositing scheme that slices-and-dices historical photographs to build 3D environments for action shot entirely on a green-screen stage."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 262 words, 02/13/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...feels like an animated Wikipedia page, just sort of running through the greatest hits of Lincoln's life in office... amateurish, strange and beyond redress."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 02/15/13
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: FAIR "...the whole affair has an artificial look reminiscent of a community theater production on a cardboard set.... The story, though, is of moderate interest."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 02/15/13
12.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Saving Lincoln's reviews are separated by an average 12.0 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.
Saving Lincoln (9 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Saving Lincoln's reviews cover 10.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,971 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 330 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Saving Lincoln Coverage, Volume & Length (9 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 10.0 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Saving Lincoln's reviews on average broke 10.0 hours 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 Saving Lincoln's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Saving Lincoln (9 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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