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THE CRY OF THE OWLMovie Reviews
Thriller from the Patricia Highsmith novel of the same name about a man mourning the demise of his marriage, who relocates to a town where he becomes involved with a young woman whose boyfriend then mysteriously disappears. Cast:Paddy Considine, Julia Stiles, Caroline Dhavernas, Gord Rand, Constantine Alex KarzisDirector:Jamie ThravesRelease Date:March 12, 2010DVD Release:June 8, 2010From:Myriad PicturesRating:RLength:1 hr 40 min
The Cry of The Owl played in limited release to fair reviews. • Stephen Cole wrote in the Toronto Globe & Mail, "...a relentlessly disturbing film based on a 1962 Patricia Highsmith novel... We never get comfortable with the characters. So we are never troubled by their long, messy goodbyes." • And Tim Grierson wrote in LA Weekly, "...increasingly nonsensical and melodramatic as the twists and revelations fly." More Reviews Below...
The Cry of The Owl Positive Reviews (5 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Jamie Thraves, who hails from music videos, works up a crisp, elegantly foreboding visual bleakness... the kind of technically proficient, deliberately paced, grim sleepwalk that leaves one cold rather than cracked open."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 03/12/10
Bruce DeMara, Toronto Star: WEAK(cg) "...should have been a tale filled with heart-pounding suspense... director Jamie Thraves, who wrote the screenplay, fails to draw out the novel's many intriguing elements."(See all of Bruce DeMara's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 444 words, 05/21/10
Stephen Cole, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "...a relentlessly disturbing film based on a 1962 Patricia Highsmith novel... We never get comfortable with the characters. So we are never troubled by their long, messy goodbyes.... The result, not surprisingly, is an irrational, crazy movie."(See all of Stephen Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 475 words, 05/21/10
Tim Grierson, LA Weekly: MODERATE "...promising but ultimately frustrating... Paddy Considine proves quite adept at playing the patsy, but Julia Stiles overdoes Jenny's emotional fragility... increasingly nonsensical and melodramatic as the twists and revelations fly."(See all of Tim Grierson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 03/11/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...you'll be rewarded - if that's the right word - with a plot twist so preposterous, you'll wonder whether the dreary, uninspired psychological thriller you've been watching has been playing possum all along."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 179 words, 05/20/10
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
The Cry of The Owl has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Tim Grierson, LA Weekly: MODERATE "...promising but ultimately frustrating... Paddy Considine proves quite adept at playing the patsy, but Julia Stiles overdoes Jenny's emotional fragility... increasingly nonsensical and melodramatic as the twists and revelations fly."(See all of Tim Grierson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 03/11/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...you'll be rewarded - if that's the right word - with a plot twist so preposterous, you'll wonder whether the dreary, uninspired psychological thriller you've been watching has been playing possum all along."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 179 words, 05/20/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Jamie Thraves, who hails from music videos, works up a crisp, elegantly foreboding visual bleakness... the kind of technically proficient, deliberately paced, grim sleepwalk that leaves one cold rather than cracked open."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 03/12/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (1 Review)
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Jamie Thraves, who hails from music videos, works up a crisp, elegantly foreboding visual bleakness... the kind of technically proficient, deliberately paced, grim sleepwalk that leaves one cold rather than cracked open."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 03/12/10
17.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Cry of The Owl's reviews are separated by an average 17.6 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 Cry of The Owl's reviews cover 4.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,562 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 312 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Cry of The Owl Coverage, Volume & Length (5 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 32 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Cry of The Owl's reviews on average broke 32 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 Cry of The Owl's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Cry of The Owl (5 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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