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Comedy about three best friends facing their 25th birthdays and the reality that their lives may not be all that they dreamed. Cast:Spencer Berger, Gabriel Tigerman, Brian D. PhelanDirector:Monty MirandaRelease Date:March 20, 2009DVD Release:September 29, 2009From:Shadow DistributionLength:1 hr 28 min
Skills Like This played in limited release to moderate reviews. • Walter Addiego wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "...a slacker comedy with 'festival' stamped all over it... It's the debut feature of Monty Miranda, who's directed many commercials, and he does have a knack for studied whimsy." More Reviews Below...
Skills Like This Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...gazes indulgently on 20-something aimlessness and the comfort of assigned roles. In Mr. Miranda's hands sloth can be more appealing than you might think."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 321 words, 03/20/09
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Seeming 10 years out of date... mixes navel-gazing slackerdom with amateur criminal high jinks to energetic if incoherent effect."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 04/03/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "Spencer Berger and director Monty Miranda would have been better off concentrating on the Max-Lucy love affair and Max's nonviolent, petty crimes..."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 202 words, 03/20/09
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...thinks it's far more magically whimsical than it really is. Instead of an ode to jump-starting your life, it just proves that Denver isn't too far from 'Happy, Texas.' "(See all of Vadim Rizov's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 03/18/09
KEY CITIES (5 Reviews)
Walter Addiego, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The Max-and-Lucy thread holds some interest, but the Tommy-Dave antics are wearying. Overall, it's less clever than director Monty Miranda seems to think."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 248 words, 05/08/09
Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News: GOOD(cg) "...as the film goes on, it becomes darker and Max becomes a more compelling figure as he sinks deeper into his newfound life of crime."(See all of Cary Darling's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 345 words, 05/08/09
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...about embracing abandon as an act of spiritual and creative renewal.... it's also about how a movie can be one such act. Just not this movie, unfortunately..."(See all of Tom Keogh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 437 words, 04/03/09
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...spry and jubilant enough that audiences at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival gave it their vote for best narrative feature."(See all of Lisa Kennedy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 699 words, 04/17/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...thinks it's far more magically whimsical than it really is. Instead of an ode to jump-starting your life, it just proves that Denver isn't too far from 'Happy, Texas.' "(See all of Vadim Rizov's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 03/18/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...gazes indulgently on 20-something aimlessness and the comfort of assigned roles. In Mr. Miranda's hands sloth can be more appealing than you might think."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 321 words, 03/20/09
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Seeming 10 years out of date... mixes navel-gazing slackerdom with amateur criminal high jinks to energetic if incoherent effect."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 04/03/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Seeming 10 years out of date... mixes navel-gazing slackerdom with amateur criminal high jinks to energetic if incoherent effect."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 04/03/09
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "...gazes indulgently on 20-something aimlessness and the comfort of assigned roles. In Mr. Miranda's hands sloth can be more appealing than you might think."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 321 words, 03/20/09
11.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Skills Like This's reviews are separated by an average 11.2 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:Skills Like This's reviews cover 13.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,330 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 303 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Skills Like This Coverage, Volume & Length (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 13 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Skills Like This's reviews on average broke 13 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 Skills Like This's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Skills Like This (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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