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THE BLACK WATERS OF ECHO'S PONDMovie Reviews
Horror fantasy about nine friends who, while staying in a Victorian house on a remote island in Maine, discover and play an old board game that brings out the absolute worst in each of them. Cast:Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, Sean Lawlor, James Duval, Nick MennellDirector:Gabriel BolognaRelease Date:April 9, 2010DVD Release:October 1, 2010From:Parallel MediaRating:RLength:1 hr 31 min
OCTOBER 1, 2010
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond, Poor Reviews National
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond played in national release to poor reviews. • Stephen Whitty wrote in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, "...horrible... takes the usual gang of druggy, drunken, morally bankrupt morons and sends them on a weekend vacation at a remote island mansion.... features idiotic dialogue..." More Reviews Below...
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...there's relief in this type of poorly acted claptrap's adherence to movie mathematics, since each slain character is a sign that the movie is that much closer to a credit roll."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 04/09/10
Maureen M. Hart, Chicago Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "...lacks the technical panache of big-studio scary movies, and some of the acting is similarly downscale. But it delivers a tale more engaging than the immortal-boogeyman-who's-out-there trope."(See all of Maureen M. Hart's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 04/09/10
Chuck Wilson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...amusingly silly... Bloody and gory, but in a friendly way, this is a movie for old-school horror fans who understand that, sometimes, bad is good."(See all of Chuck Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 04/07/10
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Lucy Barber, Boston Globe: POOR(cg) "...the Special Victims Unit edition of 'Jumanji'.... the Kidz Bop version of 'Saw'.... no one needs this. But the movie continues anyway..."(See all of Lucy Barber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 515 words, 04/09/10
Stephen Whitty, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: POOR(cg) "...horrible... takes the usual gang of druggy, drunken, morally bankrupt morons and sends them on a weekend vacation at a remote island mansion.... features idiotic dialogue..."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 401 words, 04/09/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Chuck Wilson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...amusingly silly... Bloody and gory, but in a friendly way, this is a movie for old-school horror fans who understand that, sometimes, bad is good."(See all of Chuck Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 04/07/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...there's relief in this type of poorly acted claptrap's adherence to movie mathematics, since each slain character is a sign that the movie is that much closer to a credit roll."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 04/09/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: POOR "...protags are so shallow and bitchy we can hardly wait for them to start getting offed, but it takes nearly an hour for that mayhem to commence. Even then, pacing remains flat, exacerbated by bad dialogue, some subpar f/x and variable perfs."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 288 words, 04/08/10
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...there's relief in this type of poorly acted claptrap's adherence to movie mathematics, since each slain character is a sign that the movie is that much closer to a credit roll."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 04/09/10
27.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond's reviews are separated by an average 27.6 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:The Black Waters of Echo's Pond's reviews cover 5.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,086 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 298 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 11.7 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond's reviews on average broke 11.7 hours 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 The Black Waters of Echo's Pond's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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