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THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID (2012) Movie Reviews
Comedy about a woman getting ready for a big date with the help of her cynical best friend and a new acquaintance with her own views on dating and sex. Cast: Alia Shawkat, Anne Heche, Miriam Shor, Marcia DeBonis, Kellie Overbey, Mandy Siegfried, Nick Gregory, Heather Lindell, Charisse Bellante, Marylouise Burke, Kristine Nielsen, William Jackson Harper, Kate Rigg, Teresa Hui, Alexandra Rosario Director: Carrie Preston Release Date: October 19, 2012 DVD Release: January 8, 2013 From: Phase 4 Films Length: 1 hr 24 min
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That's What She Said (2012), Poor Reviews NYC, LA

Updated: Fri, Oct 19 2012, 06:44am
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That`s What She Said (2012)

That's What She Said (2012) played in New York City and Los Angeles to poor reviews. • Stephanie Zacharek wrote for NPR, "...generally preposterous... none of the characters are likable enough or interesting enough to make us buy what they're selling."   More Reviews Below...

That's What She Said (2012)
Positive Reviews
(8 Reviews, reviews below)
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16.7% 0.0% 26.9% 12.5% 26.1% 17.8% 25.2% nr na
Averages: 51.7% 54.3% 51.9% 47.1% 45.9% 49.0% 49.7% 54.4%
* 16.7% positive reviews out of 100%

Reviews & Quotes (8)


BROAD NATIONAL PRESS (1 Review)

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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)

Rachel Saltz, New York Times: WEAK
"...unpleasant... aims to be a female twist on the bromance. Crude and knockabout, it nonetheless has -- like many a bromance -- a sloppy, sentimental heart." (See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
215 words, 10/19/12

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: POOR
"...shrill... It's all directed -- and played -- at fever pitch with an egregious disregard for real-world comportment. Avoid this one like, well, a yeast infection." (See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
221 words, 10/19/12

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: WEAK (cg)
"The actresses do what they can with the material; Anne Heche in particular has lost none of her on-screen magnetism, despite an off-putting character." (See all of Farran Smith Nehme's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
219 words, 10/19/12

KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)

 That's What She Said (2012) has not been reviewed in Key Cities

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)

HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)

Rachel Saltz, New York Times: WEAK
"...unpleasant... aims to be a female twist on the bromance. Crude and knockabout, it nonetheless has -- like many a bromance -- a sloppy, sentimental heart." (See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
215 words, 10/19/12

Stephanie Zacharek, NPR: POOR
"...generally preposterous... none of the characters are likable enough or interesting enough to make us buy what they're selling." (See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
534 words, 10/18/12

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: POOR
"...shrill... It's all directed -- and played -- at fever pitch with an egregious disregard for real-world comportment. Avoid this one like, well, a yeast infection."
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221 words, 10/19/12

MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)

Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: POOR
"This crude, shrill day in the life of three ill-matched Manhattan women will prove as irksome to most viewers as it is to the protags... The low-budget production looks it..." (See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
188 words, 01/23/12

Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter: POOR
"Distasteful, unpleasant and mostly not so funny... a poor example of what women filmmakers can do when they decide to play like the boys." (See all of Justin Lowe's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
399 words, 02/04/12

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: POOR
"...shrill... It's all directed -- and played -- at fever pitch with an egregious disregard for real-world comportment. Avoid this one like, well, a yeast infection."
(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
221 words, 10/19/12

Rachel Saltz, New York Times: WEAK
"...unpleasant... aims to be a female twist on the bromance. Crude and knockabout, it nonetheless has -- like many a bromance -- a sloppy, sentimental heart." (See all of Rachel Saltz's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
215 words, 10/19/12
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Review Mixture
16.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews
(Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
That`s What She Said (2012)

That's What She Said (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 16.9 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.

That's What She Said (2012)
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Coverage, Volume & Length
That`s What She Said (2012)

Coverage: That's What She Said (2012)'s reviews cover 16.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume: The film's reviews total 2,328 words in volume (average is 20,194 words). Length: The film's reviews average 291 words in length (the norm is 517 words).

That's What She Said (2012)
Coverage, Volume & Length
(8 Reviews, reviews below)
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Opening Day Reviews
Reviews Broke 16 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
That`s What She Said (2012)

That's What She Said (2012)'s reviews on average broke 16 days 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 That's What She Said (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.

That's What She Said (2012)
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