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SIMON AND THE OAKS (SIMON OCH EKARNA)Movie Reviews
Swedish language drama about a working class boy who befriends the son of a wealthy Jewish bookseller, connecting two very different families during the years of WWII. Cast:Bill Skarsgård, Helen Sjöholm, Jan Josef Liefers, Stefan Gödicke, Karl Linnertorp, Jonatan S. Wächter, Karl Martin Eriksson, Erica Löfgren, Katharina Schüttler, Josefin Neldén, Lena Nylén, Cecilia Nilsson, Jan-Erik Emretsson, Pär Brundin, Frederik NilssonDirector:Lisa OhlinRelease Date:October 12, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:The Film ArcadeLength:2 hr 2 min
Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna), Good Reviews Key Cities
Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna) played in key cities to good reviews. • Michael O'Sullivan wrote in the Washington Post, "...stirring... a taut, absorbing tale of destiny and survival. It's also uniformly well-acted, with an assured and sensitive performance by Bill Skarsgard..." More Reviews Below...
Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna) Positive Reviews (17 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Poetic, romantic and idealistic.... unabashedly sentimental and epic, and rather bold in the way it takes place during and after the Holocaust, but is not defined by it."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 573 words, 10/19/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
David DeWitt, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...has an exquisite ache... What's extraordinary is the absolute love these adults show for the children, even amid their searches for, and confrontations with, identity."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 10/12/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...provides unexpected textures and twists for its story, and supplies so many dramatic situations and scenes that by the time it's over we feel we've lived through it..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 589 words, 10/19/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Poetic, romantic and idealistic.... unabashedly sentimental and epic, and rather bold in the way it takes place during and after the Holocaust, but is not defined by it."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 573 words, 10/19/12
Michael Nordine, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...has all the superficial elements of compelling drama but none of the interiority; it looks like a good movie without ever actually feeling like one."(See all of Michael Nordine's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 10/10/12
KEY CITIES (5 Reviews)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...stirring... a taut, absorbing tale of destiny and survival. It's also uniformly well-acted, with an assured and sensitive performance by Bill Skarsgard..."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 596 words, 10/26/12
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "It has that slight dullness of what used to be called prestige pictures - a handsome glow that weighs heavily on it. You wait for something to break through the shell, but..."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 427 words, 10/19/12
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: MODERATE(cg) "With its fool's-gold cinematography, over-emphatic musical score and self-important protagonist, this movie is a puny acorn that dreams it's a towering achievement."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 308 words, 10/26/12
Michael Nordine, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...has all the superficial elements of compelling drama but none of the interiority; it looks like a good movie without ever actually feeling like one."(See all of Michael Nordine's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 10/10/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: MODERATE(cg) "With beautiful period trappings and picturesque backdrops, the film doesn't skimp on visual details, though the resulting product is inert."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 374 words, 10/18/12
Diego Costa, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a sort of love polygon in which everyone's desires are thwarted in the name of the father -- a father who's always missing, or dead, or inadequate, or a fraud..."(See all of Diego Costa's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 555 words, 10/10/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
David DeWitt, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...has an exquisite ache... What's extraordinary is the absolute love these adults show for the children, even amid their searches for, and confrontations with, identity."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 10/12/12
Ella Taylor, NPR: MODERATE "...a sudsy family saga... packs the intertwined lives of two boyhood friends with secrets and lies, parallels and contrasts that blare out of the endlessly twisting plot."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 698 words, 10/11/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...provides unexpected textures and twists for its story, and supplies so many dramatic situations and scenes that by the time it's over we feel we've lived through it..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 589 words, 10/19/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: MODERATE "Though it retains the narrative complexity of the Swedish bestseller on which it's based, the WWII saga never creates an emotional or intellectual throughline of its own."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 10/10/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "A literary coming-of-age tale.... alternates languidly between wistful nostalgia and a more clear-eyed assessment of its protagonist's choices."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 361 words, 06/10/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...provides unexpected textures and twists for its story, and supplies so many dramatic situations and scenes that by the time it's over we feel we've lived through it..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 589 words, 10/19/12
David DeWitt, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...has an exquisite ache... What's extraordinary is the absolute love these adults show for the children, even amid their searches for, and confrontations with, identity."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 218 words, 10/12/12
16.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna)'s reviews are separated by an average 16.6 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.
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Coverage:Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna)'s reviews cover 19.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,393 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 376 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna) Coverage, Volume & Length (17 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 41.3 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna)'s reviews on average broke 41.3 hours 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 Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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