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THE DAY HE ARRIVES (BOOK CHON BANG HYANG)Movie Reviews
Korean language drama about a film director on a seemingly aimless trip to Seoul, where he meets old friends and a new woman. Cast:Yu Yungsang, Yu Junsang, Kim Sang-joong, Song Sun-miDirector:Sang-soo HongRelease Date:April 20, 2012DVD Release:November 6, 2012From:Cinema GuildLength:1 hr. 19 min.
NOVEMBER 6, 2012
The Day He Arrives (Book chon bang hyang), Excellent Reviews Limited
The Day He Arrives (Book chon bang hyang) played in limited release to excellent reviews. • Noel Murray wrote for the AV Club, "...echoes Allen, as well as Luis Buñuel, Jean-Luc Godard, Michelangelo Antonioni, and the best of British kitchen-sink drama." • And Andrew O'Hehir wrote for Salon, "...a sweet-natured magical incantation..." More Reviews Below...
The Day He Arrives (Book chon bang hyang) Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...finds the right tone to present its bittersweet wisdom.... it's a human comedy like Balzac had in mind: a record of how people live, talk, strive and pass their days."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 688 words, 07/06/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "At once direct and elusive... its experimentation is in the service of a moving story about a man who, as he says at the start, has nowhere to go."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 870 words, 04/20/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...finds the right tone to present its bittersweet wisdom.... it's a human comedy like Balzac had in mind: a record of how people live, talk, strive and pass their days."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 688 words, 07/06/12
Mike D'Angelo, LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "Hong has made more incisive movies ('Turning Gate,' 'Night and Day,' 'Tale of Cinema'), but this one may be his friendliest and funniest."(See all of Mike D'Angelo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 11/03/11
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "The verb in the title doesn't refer so much to a traveler reaching a destination as to a man finding himself -- or hoping to... an oddly engrossing film..."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 394 words, 07/20/12
Mike D'Angelo, LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "Hong has made more incisive movies ('Turning Gate,' 'Night and Day,' 'Tale of Cinema'), but this one may be his friendliest and funniest."(See all of Mike D'Angelo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 11/03/11
Noel Murray, AV Club: EXCELLENT(cg) "...echoes Woody Allen, as well as Luis Buñuel, Jean-Luc Godard, Michelangelo Antonioni, and the best of British kitchen-sink drama."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 424 words, 04/19/12
Jaime N. Christley, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...protagonists may suffer through various crises of faith, but the director himself shows no signs that he's grown incurious of his own capabilities."(See all of Jaime N. Christley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 490 words, 04/20/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "At once direct and elusive... its experimentation is in the service of a moving story about a man who, as he says at the start, has nowhere to go."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 870 words, 04/20/12
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: OUTSTANDING "...offers a strange mixture of magic, mystery, rueful melodrama and dry comedy that's like absolutely nothing else.... a sweet-natured magical incantation..."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 960 words, 04/20/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: GOOD "...agreeably meandering... brings some clever French New Wave fillips and structural repetitions to Hong Sang-soo's characteristically boozy party."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 651 words, 05/25/11
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "At once direct and elusive... its experimentation is in the service of a moving story about a man who, as he says at the start, has nowhere to go."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 870 words, 04/20/12
9.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Day He Arrives (Book chon bang hyang)'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 Day He Arrives (Book chon bang hyang)'s reviews cover 12.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,035 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 549 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Day He Arrives (Book chon bang hyang) Coverage, Volume & Length (11 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 9 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Day He Arrives (Book chon bang hyang)'s reviews on average broke 9 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 The Day He Arrives (Book chon bang hyang)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Day He Arrives (Book chon bang hyang) (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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