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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREEDMovie Reviews
Thriller about a young woman, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, who is kidnapped by two men but is determined to undermine their nefarious plan. Cast:Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston, Eddie MarsanDirector:J. BlakesonRelease Date:August 6, 2010DVD Release:November 23, 2010From:Anchor BayRating:RLength:1 hr 36 min
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Mixed Reviews Limited
The Disappearance of Alice Creed played in limited release to mixed reviews. • Christopher Kelly wrote in the Dallas Morning News, "More than being just the best crime thriller so far this year... makes you nostalgic for a better age of moviegoing." • And Owen Gleiberman wrote in Entertainment Weekly, "A brutally monotonous thriller... tries to be one of those Who's conning whom?" More Reviews Below...
The Disappearance of Alice Creed Positive Reviews (23 Reviews, reviews below)
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: OUTSTANDING(cg) "A tense, twisting tale... it's impossible not to be engaged, to hang on every word, wondering who's going to do what to whom next."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 526 words, 08/05/10
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: WEAK(cg) "A brutally monotonous thriller... tries to be one of those Who's conning whom? puzzle-game movies -- but it's like 'Deathtrap' with two twists instead of 12."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 95 words, 08/06/10
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: VERY GOOD(cg) "...as intense and as harrowing as any British thriller to emerge from the east side of the Atlantic in recent years.... basic, involving, and trusts the actors..."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 757 words, 09/08/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...well acted and sufficiently tense, but the plot twists and shifting alliances feel a little too polished; they play like the writer's conceits they are..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 302 words, 08/06/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...writer-director J Blakeson manages to generate tension and some suspense... [but] it never rises above the mechanical and contrived, finally lapsing into the improbable."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 188 words, 08/06/10
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "Writer/director J Blakeson keeps the suspense level high for the first hour or so, but then indulges in a few plot twists that strain credibility."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 08/06/10
Bruce DeMara, Toronto Star: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Low-budget, high-octane suspense.... taut, spare and lean in every respect... satisfying no-frills filmmaking with a surfeit of grit, tension and smarts."(See all of Bruce DeMara's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 490 words, 08/13/10
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: FAIR "...in the end lets the game play out in a familiar flurry of double-crossings, two-timings, and false deaths, content to only fetishize itself."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 08/04/10
Stephen Cole, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "The three principals deliver convincingly... What makes the film so interesting is that there are three characters, but at least six personalities on screen."(See all of Stephen Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 515 words, 08/13/10
Scott Tobias, LA Weekly: FAIR "For all of its stylistic ambitions and cool triangulations, the film does little to modify or interrogate the genre, eagerly trading on the spectacle of a young pretty girl tied up."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 194 words, 08/05/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...slick, visually inventive... it's just a matter of waiting for each new turning of the tables.... Blakeson still manages to find interesting ways in which to turn them."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 178 words, 08/12/10
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...drops a bomb every reel or so that unsettles everything and everybody, principally the audience.... It all unravels with a vengeance."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 520 words, 08/06/10
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...compelling.... Eddie Marsan has a genius (not too strong a word) for portraying small men smart enough to suspect their smallness but not so smart as to accept it."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 518 words, 09/17/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (7 Reviews)
Eric Hynes, Village Voice: FAIR "...in the end lets the game play out in a familiar flurry of double-crossings, two-timings, and false deaths, content to only fetishize itself."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 08/04/10
Scott Tobias, LA Weekly: FAIR "For all of its stylistic ambitions and cool triangulations, the film does little to modify or interrogate the genre, eagerly trading on the spectacle of a young pretty girl tied up."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 194 words, 08/05/10
Noel Murray, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "...clever... Once it's spooned out all its surprises about two-thirds of the way through, it loses a lot of its entertainment value. Still, as long as the ride lasts, it's a wild one."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 358 words, 08/05/10
Eric D. Snider, Cinematical: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "The rational part of me says this movie is ludicrous... But the other part of me enjoyed it, preposterous story line and all.... it's savvy and confident, and that counts for a lot."(See all of Eric D. Snider's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 483 words, 04/29/10
Andrew Schenker, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...has enough of the crudely exploitative to make it feel like a decisively unwholesome entertainment.... a half-skillful exercise in misanthropy."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 512 words, 08/01/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...slick, visually inventive... it's just a matter of waiting for each new turning of the tables.... Blakeson still manages to find interesting ways in which to turn them."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 178 words, 08/12/10
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a bold feature film debut... reveals a Hitchcockian command of fluid, claustrophobic set pieces as well as his actors' subtleties of performance."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 767 words, 08/04/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...well acted and sufficiently tense, but the plot twists and shifting alliances feel a little too polished; they play like the writer's conceits they are..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 302 words, 08/06/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...writer-director J Blakeson manages to generate tension and some suspense... [but] it never rises above the mechanical and contrived, finally lapsing into the improbable."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 188 words, 08/06/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: GOOD "Crisp handling, some clever twists and a welcome streak of dry humor hold attention throughout this indie Brit thriller... Perfs are good, packaging tersely efficient..."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 264 words, 09/17/09
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: OUTSTANDING "Taut, superbly executed and consistently engrossing... an auspicious feature debut for writer-director J Blakeson.... doesn't lets up from start to finish..."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 401 words, 04/26/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...writer-director J Blakeson manages to generate tension and some suspense... [but] it never rises above the mechanical and contrived, finally lapsing into the improbable."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 188 words, 08/06/10
Mike Hale, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...well acted and sufficiently tense, but the plot twists and shifting alliances feel a little too polished; they play like the writer's conceits they are..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 302 words, 08/06/10
24.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Disappearance of Alice Creed's reviews are separated by an average 24.3 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 Disappearance of Alice Creed's reviews cover 32.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 9,517 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 414 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Disappearance of Alice Creed Coverage, Volume & Length (23 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 6 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Disappearance of Alice Creed's reviews on average broke 6 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 Disappearance of Alice Creed's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Disappearance of Alice Creed (23 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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