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THE CONCERT (2010)Movie Reviews
French language comedy drama about the once celebrated conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, now relegated to being a janitor, who seizes an opportunity to restore his former reputation when he intercepts an invitation to conduct in Paris. Cast:Mélanie Laurent, Alexei GuskovDirector:Radu MihaileanuRelease Date:July 30, 2010DVD Release:November 8, 2010From:The Weinstein CompanyRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 59 min
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
The Concert (2010), Good (Not Great) Reviews, Mixed Key Cities
The Concert (2010) played in key cities to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Lisa Schwarzbaum wrote in Entertainment Weekly, "...as full of ripe emotion as Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major.... a composition of sweet cacophony." • And Marc Mohan wrote in the Portland Oregonian, "It's possible to forget the blandness of the rest of the movie and luxuriate in the music..." More Reviews Below...
The Concert (2010) Positive Reviews (27 Reviews, reviews below)
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...as full of ripe emotion as Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major. It's also as darkly funny as a Slavic farce, a composition of sweet cacophony."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 240 words, 07/30/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (9 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: WEAK "A messy, comedic sprawl... Lunging wildly between satirical farce and teary sentimentality, the movie follows the misadventures of a ragtag symphony orchestra..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 679 words, 07/30/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...moves from rowdy, broad comedy to shameless heart-tugging... Mihaileanu keeps this French production flowing buoyantly, skittering past all manner of improbabilities."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 07/30/10
Kyle Smith, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "It strikes the wrong chord.... an art-house trap... All the broad comedy is just misdirection intended to magnify the power of a sentimental ending..."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 343 words, 07/30/10
Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...beguiling, absurdist, bittersweet... zany and profoundly emotional, it is a crazy goulash that suggests the screwball nature of history, politics and human nature."(See all of Hedy Weiss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 08/06/10
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Nothing is funnier than a Russian speaking syntactically absurd French. And nothing salves historical and ego wounds quite like 12 minutes of bombastic strings."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 07/28/10
Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...contains intriguing ideas about state-sanctioned racism and the power of music to create different kinds of harmonies, but they're lost amidst a contrived story..."(See all of Glenn Sumi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 194 words, 10/07/10
KEY CITIES (11 Reviews)
Rachel Saslow, Washington Post: WEAK(cg) "The Jewish orchestra members sell black-market caviar and cellphones to make extra money while in Paris, and the Russians are perpetually drunk on vodka. Ha. Ha."(See all of Rachel Saslow's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 487 words, 08/06/10
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Radu Mihaileanu's farce, by turns slapstick and serious, doesn't merely play the audience like a violin but tickles it while beating it black and blue."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 305 words, 08/06/10
Mick LaSalle, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Within minutes, it gets the audience caring about the characters... it ends in a place of transcendent emotion that sends everyone out of the theater in a swirl of transport."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 530 words, 08/06/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a riotously funny movie, but also a delightfully moving one, a tale of shattered careers and misguided Bolshevik nostalgia..."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 641 words, 02/25/11
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: EXCELLENT(cg) "The story doesn't even attempt to hold up under scrutiny, but director Radu Mihaileanu has such a grand time telling it that his enthusiasm is contagious."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 484 words, 03/25/11
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Any time anti-Semitism, Soviet communism, and Tchaikovsky come together, Kleenex and a foreign-language Oscar can't be far behind.... sometimes skillful."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 600 words, 08/06/10
Stephen Whitty, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...emotionally a bit discordant, mixing together cheap drama, broad humor and brilliant, powerfully performed classical music."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 415 words, 10/01/10
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...builds beautifully from a farcical premise that requires a suspension of disbelief to a musical climax that washes away our cynicism in a wave of honest tears."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 293 words, 04/22/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (7 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "Nothing is funnier than a Russian speaking syntactically absurd French. And nothing salves historical and ego wounds quite like 12 minutes of bombastic strings."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 07/28/10
Brett Michel, Boston Phoenix: WEAK(cg) "Enjoy laughing uproariously at cartoonish Russian stereotypes?... how about Gypsy fiddlers who transform into musical savants? Has Mihaileanu made the film for you!"(See all of Brett Michel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 147 words, 08/05/10
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a vindication for survivors of the fall of communism, and a promise... as long as we can keep laughing, everything will eventually be okay."(See all of Tasha Robinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 429 words, 08/05/10
Ricky D'Ambrose, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...turns otherwise interesting music, emotions, and feelings into portable ready-mades... cheapens an ultimately touching story with accessory and shine."(See all of Ricky D'Ambrose's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 338 words, 07/14/10
Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...contains intriguing ideas about state-sanctioned racism and the power of music to create different kinds of harmonies, but they're lost amidst a contrived story..."(See all of Glenn Sumi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 194 words, 10/07/10
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Mihaileanu finds satirical resonance in this French- and Russian-language production, but also hits discordant notes when 'The Concert' tries to bridge comedy and drama."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 754 words, 08/19/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: WEAK "A messy, comedic sprawl... Lunging wildly between satirical farce and teary sentimentality, the movie follows the misadventures of a ragtag symphony orchestra..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 679 words, 07/30/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...moves from rowdy, broad comedy to shameless heart-tugging... Mihaileanu keeps this French production flowing buoyantly, skittering past all manner of improbabilities."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 07/30/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Jay Weissberg, Daily Variety: WEAK "Mihaileanu spackles his canvas with more schmaltz than usual... the film regurgitates the usual trappings of underdog tales, milking stereotypes as well as tear ducts."(See all of Jay Weissberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 574 words, 11/01/09
Natasha Senjanovic, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...loses some vitality and humor in the middle... Mihaileanu then deftly builds up to the film's emotional ending, a beautiful final sequence that evokes tears and laughter."(See all of Natasha Senjanovic's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 509 words, 10/27/09
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...moves from rowdy, broad comedy to shameless heart-tugging... Mihaileanu keeps this French production flowing buoyantly, skittering past all manner of improbabilities."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 07/30/10
Stephen Holden, New York Times: WEAK "A messy, comedic sprawl... Lunging wildly between satirical farce and teary sentimentality, the movie follows the misadventures of a ragtag symphony orchestra..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 679 words, 07/30/10
26.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Concert (2010)'s reviews are separated by an average 26.8 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.
The Concert (2010) (27 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:The Concert (2010)'s reviews cover 26.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 11,062 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 410 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 15 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Concert (2010)'s reviews on average broke 15 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 The Concert (2010)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Concert (2010) (27 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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