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THE BRASS TEAPOTMovie Reviews
Comedy fantasy about a young couple struggling to make ends meet who find a mysterious teapot that may be the answer to their financial woes. Cast:Juno Temple, Alexis Bledel, Alia Shawkat, Michael Angarano, Matt Walsh, Lucy Walters, Thomas Middleditch, Billy Magnussen, Bobby Moynihan, Ben Rappaport, Steve Park, Danielle Kotch, Claudia Mason, Tara Copeland, Michael DelaneyDirector:Ramaa MosleyRelease Date:April 5, 2013DVD Release:June 18, 2013From:MagnoliaRating:RLength:1 hr. 41 min.
The Brass Teapot played in New York City and Los Angeles to fair reviews. • Joe Morgenstern wrote in the Wall Street Journal, "Ramaa Mosley struggles to fill her debut feature with a slender notion, but the premise defeats her, even if the story operates at the outset on the pleasure principle." More Reviews Below...
The Brass Teapot Positive Reviews (13 Reviews, reviews below)
Kate Erbland, MSN Movies: MODERATE(cg) "...a fun enough watch, but for a film that attempts to speak on such big topics as morality, greed, and fidelity, it has little lasting value."(See all of Kate Erbland's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 484 words, 04/04/13
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: MODERATE "Ramaa Mosley and Tim Macy have game leads in Ms. Temple and the menschy Mr. Angarano. But the movie's best bits lose out to the requisite moral turnaround."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 271 words, 04/05/13
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Juno Temple infuses the unfocused proceedings with sparky energy, but it's the good-natured Michael Angarano who grounds a movie light enough to float away."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 120 words, 04/05/13
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Without a human dimension to ground its construct, it ultimately feels like an interminably stretched-out skit rather than a storybook lesson stained with blood..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 04/05/13
Sara Stewart, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "Temple and Angarano, entertaining enough, never quite sell the idea that this goodhearted couple would be so easily transformed by greed."(See all of Sara Stewart's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 177 words, 04/05/13
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "Wearing out its welcome long before its moralizing finale, the film does manage to mine contemporary fears about the increasing worthlessness of a college degree."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 04/03/13
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
The Brass Teapot has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "Wearing out its welcome long before its moralizing finale, the film does manage to mine contemporary fears about the increasing worthlessness of a college degree."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 04/03/13
Josh Modell, AV Club: POOR(cg) "Its comedic side never bites, and its moral side is painfully one-dimensional.... For a movie with such an outlandish premise, it's remarkably dull."(See all of Josh Modell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 397 words, 04/04/13
Nick McCarthy, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...more gag-friendly than idea-based, primarily relying on the considerable charm of its leads... it's the film's tonal and character inconsistencies that truly disturb."(See all of Nick McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 585 words, 04/01/13
HIGHBROW PRESS (4 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: MODERATE "Ramaa Mosley struggles to fill her debut feature with a slender notion, but the premise defeats her, even if the story operates at the outset on the pleasure principle."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 04/05/13
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: MODERATE "Ramaa Mosley and Tim Macy have game leads in Ms. Temple and the menschy Mr. Angarano. But the movie's best bits lose out to the requisite moral turnaround."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 271 words, 04/05/13
Stephanie Zacharek, NPR: MODERATE "...well-intentioned but awkward... although Mosley tries to leaven the heavy-handed moralism with wry humor, it is neither as buoyant nor as sinister as it needs to be."(See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 768 words, 04/04/13
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Without a human dimension to ground its construct, it ultimately feels like an interminably stretched-out skit rather than a storybook lesson stained with blood..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 04/05/13
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "The two leads deliver highly appealing performances.... But despite their fine efforts, the film is too unpolished to register as more than a minor curiosity."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 382 words, 04/02/13
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Without a human dimension to ground its construct, it ultimately feels like an interminably stretched-out skit rather than a storybook lesson stained with blood..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 04/05/13
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: MODERATE "Ramaa Mosley and Tim Macy have game leads in Ms. Temple and the menschy Mr. Angarano. But the movie's best bits lose out to the requisite moral turnaround."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 271 words, 04/05/13
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: MODERATE "Ramaa Mosley struggles to fill her debut feature with a slender notion, but the premise defeats her, even if the story operates at the outset on the pleasure principle."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 04/05/13
9.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Brass Teapot's reviews are separated by an average 9.9 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.
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Coverage:The Brass Teapot's reviews cover 20.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,715 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 363 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 15.2 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Brass Teapot's reviews on average broke 15.2 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 Brass Teapot's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Brass Teapot (13 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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