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Tale of terror about a group of returning vacationers who board a late-night shuttle bound for home, but find their journey taking a dark turn. Cast:Peyton List, Cameron Goodman, Tony Curran, James Snyder, Cullen DouglasDirector:Edward AndersonRelease Date:March 6, 2009DVD Release:April 7, 2009From:Truly IndieRating:RLength:1 hr 47 min
Shuttle played in limited release to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...one heck of a ride... Edward Anderson, who wrote the heist flick 'Flawless,' makes an audacious directorial debut." • And Ted Fry wrote in the Seattle Times, "...the clever tone is too often undercut by preposterous logic." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "Why do I have to watch this movie? Why does anyone? What was the impulse behind this sad, cruel story?... There is no release for the audience, no 'entertainment'..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 609 words, 03/19/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING "...one heck of a ride... With this ingenious thriller, Edward Anderson, who wrote the heist flick 'Flawless,' makes an audacious directorial debut."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 155 words, 03/06/09
Chuck Wilson, LA Weekly: MODERATE "First-time writer-director Edward Anderson piles on the plot twists, some of them clever and surprising, though there isn't much joy in the telling.... the film runs long."(See all of Chuck Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 182 words, 03/05/09
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "Edward Anderson sticks to the genre basics with a low-budget simplicity that at first looks merely simple-minded.... when the twists come - which they do - you're hooked."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 475 words, 03/13/09
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...an exercise in hostage horror set almost entirely aboard an airport bus. If you're done snickering, listen up. It works.... a nerve-twisting little shocker..."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 369 words, 03/20/09
Ted Fry, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "There's a lot of high-stress terror and gruesome imagery in this taut thriller about a deadly bus ride, but the clever tone is too often undercut by preposterous logic."(See all of Ted Fry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 03/13/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Chuck Wilson, LA Weekly: MODERATE "First-time writer-director Edward Anderson piles on the plot twists, some of them clever and surprising, though there isn't much joy in the telling.... the film runs long."(See all of Chuck Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 182 words, 03/05/09
Jason O'Bryan, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...focuses on the slow -- at times tediously slow -- reveal.... keeps building tension, moving slowly, methodically, to its chillingly visceral conclusion."(See all of Jason O'Bryan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 140 words, 03/12/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...one heck of a ride... With this ingenious thriller, Edward Anderson, who wrote the heist flick 'Flawless,' makes an audacious directorial debut."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 155 words, 03/06/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: GOOD "...decently twisty... credibly acted and crisply crafted.... Directorial debut for scenarist Edward Anderson proves confident and eventful enough, if not quite white-knuckle..."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 03/02/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...one heck of a ride... With this ingenious thriller, Edward Anderson, who wrote the heist flick 'Flawless,' makes an audacious directorial debut."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 155 words, 03/06/09
22.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Shuttle's reviews are separated by an average 22.6 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.
Shuttle (10 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Shuttle's reviews cover 10.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,853 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 285 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 7 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Shuttle's reviews on average broke 7 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 Shuttle's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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