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Animation thriller about a rebel group that undermines the Federal Reserve by creating a guerilla currency based on silver. Cast:De'Lon Grant, Philana Mia, Peter Berkrot, Victor Shopov, Robert Dunn, Greg Shea, Hyunsoo Moon, Michael Barbo, Chuck Galle, Andy Agrawal, Kevin O. Peterson, Erin M. Olson, Joshua Koopman, Jennifer SheaDirector:Pasha RobertsRelease Date:March 22, 2013DVD Release: TBD From:Area23aRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 30 min
Silver Circle played in limited release to poor reviews. • Sam Adams wrote for the AV Club, "...the perfect marriage of sub-par animation and sloppy thinking.... strangely nonspecific in its conspiratorial complaints.... the film paints with far too broad a brush." More Reviews Below...
Silver Circle Positive Reviews (8 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: POOR "...offers cold, sterile, cheap-looking computer animation vastly inferior to that of most video games. Ron Paul acolytes, help yourself. Everyone else, stay away."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 03/22/13
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...an eccentric diatribe... muddled.... it's all so overwhelmed by the rudimentary, computer-generated animation that, well, the medium becomes the message."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 215 words, 04/05/13
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...the charms of what might charitably be called the movie's homemade look and feel are limited.... More awkward than unsettling..."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 03/20/13
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: POOR(cg) "Pasha Roberts has said that the movie was relatively fast and cheap.... But you know what they say if you want something fast, cheap and good: Pick any two."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 347 words, 04/12/13
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...the charms of what might charitably be called the movie's homemade look and feel are limited.... More awkward than unsettling..."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 03/20/13
Sam Adams, AV Club: FAIR(cg) "...the perfect marriage of sub-par animation and sloppy thinking.... strangely nonspecific in its conspiratorial complaints.... the film paints with far too broad a brush."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 345 words, 03/21/13
Drew Hunt, Slant: POOR(cg) "Amateurish and hyperbolic... the world of the film is truly unique in its inexpressiveness, lack of corporeality, and overall unlikelihood."(See all of Drew Hunt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 414 words, 03/18/13
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: POOR "...offers cold, sterile, cheap-looking computer animation vastly inferior to that of most video games. Ron Paul acolytes, help yourself. Everyone else, stay away."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 03/22/13
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...an eccentric diatribe... muddled.... it's all so overwhelmed by the rudimentary, computer-generated animation that, well, the medium becomes the message."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 215 words, 04/05/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...bizarre... features hopelessly stilted dialogue and the sort of claptrap agitprop at which even the staunchest libertarians would probably roll their eyes."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 265 words, 03/21/13
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...an eccentric diatribe... muddled.... it's all so overwhelmed by the rudimentary, computer-generated animation that, well, the medium becomes the message."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 215 words, 04/05/13
Andy Webster, New York Times: POOR "...offers cold, sterile, cheap-looking computer animation vastly inferior to that of most video games. Ron Paul acolytes, help yourself. Everyone else, stay away."(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 03/22/13
12.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Silver Circle's reviews are separated by an average 12.6 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.
Silver Circle (8 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Silver Circle's reviews cover 9.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,223 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 278 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Silver Circle Coverage, Volume & Length (8 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 6 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Silver Circle's reviews on average broke 6 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 Silver Circle's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Silver Circle (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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