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THE EYE OF THE STORMMovie Reviews
Drama about an expatriate brother and sister who return to the Sydney home of their dying mother in the hopes of securing an inheritance. Cast:Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Charlotte RamplingDirector:Fred SchepisiRelease Date:December 9, 2011DVD Release:January 29, 2013From:ParamountLength:1 hr 54 min
JANUARY 29, 2013
The Eye of the Storm, Good (Not Great) Reviews Limited
The Eye of the Storm played in limited release to good not great reviews. • Linda Barnard wrote in the Toronto Star, "Fred Schepisi has skilled players but has trouble keeping track of the story, which tends to flit around, sometimes with head-scratching results." • And David Denby wrote in the New Yorker, "...a brilliantly performed semi-dud..." More Reviews Below...
The Eye of the Storm Positive Reviews (16 Reviews, reviews below)
The Eye of the Storm has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (9 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...dramatically unsteady, blustery if likable... a tale of love, family, identity and its confusions.... Mr. Schepisi forces the theater imagery harder than he needs to..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 615 words, 09/07/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a sly, stately comedy-drama that will please fans of BBC melodramas. But even on its own merits, its mild manner has sneaky stings."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 09/07/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...undone by its combination of terrifically bleak situations and an overwrought, overly theatrical tone. Still, with a creative team like this, it is hard to turn away."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 09/07/12
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "Good acting and some very good scenes don't quite add up to a good film.... often confusing... feels like a whittled-down miniseries."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 09/07/12
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: MODERATE(cg) "Fred Schepisi has skilled players but has trouble keeping track of the story, which tends to flit around, sometimes with head-scratching results."(See all of Linda Barnard's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 618 words, 12/08/11
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Emotionally and psychologically textured... crams in so many subplots, thematic threads, and peripheral players that much is treated with hasty sketchiness."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 198 words, 09/05/12
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "...lacklustre... a case of lots of sturm, but not enough drang... Think of it as a museum piece of bad behaviour or a Merchant-Ivory film for misanthropes."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 572 words, 12/09/11
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...perceptive, comic... Unfortunately, the film's pace is as meandering as the forgetful character at its centre, and Schepisi often gets carried away with stagey visuals."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 12/08/11
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: MODERATE(cg) "...the book which clinched White's Nobel is a dense literary work that owes much of its power to its language. Inevitably, much of that is lost with any film adaptation."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 534 words, 09/07/12
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "...the film does try to say significant things about its monstrously dysfunctional family, only to be undermined by a mix of hamminess and dejection."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 348 words, 09/14/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Emotionally and psychologically textured... crams in so many subplots, thematic threads, and peripheral players that much is treated with hasty sketchiness."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 198 words, 09/05/12
Bill Weber, Slant: WEAK(cg) "Using the well-worn template of a tony, 11th-hour, damaged-family reunion, the film depends on the sporadic charms and truths expressed amid the formulaic narrative..."(See all of Bill Weber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 399 words, 09/04/12
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...perceptive, comic... Unfortunately, the film's pace is as meandering as the forgetful character at its centre, and Schepisi often gets carried away with stagey visuals."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 12/08/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (4 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...dramatically unsteady, blustery if likable... a tale of love, family, identity and its confusions.... Mr. Schepisi forces the theater imagery harder than he needs to..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 615 words, 09/07/12
David Denby, New Yorker: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a brilliantly performed semi-dud... I enjoyed watching the three pros working hard to bring life and insight to their loveless characters."(See all of David Denby's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 421 words, 09/03/12
Stephanie Zacharek, NPR: VERY GOOD "Schepisi orchestrates these vitriolic cat-and-mouse games with great subtlety and skill... It was made with a great deal of care and attention, the old-fashioned way..."(See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 657 words, 09/06/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...undone by its combination of terrifically bleak situations and an overwrought, overly theatrical tone. Still, with a creative team like this, it is hard to turn away."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 09/07/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Russell Edwards, Daily Variety: MODERATE "Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis bookend a cast consisting of some of Oz's finest thesps, but Fred Schepisi never gets a grip on a script with awkward literary tics."(See all of Russell Edwards's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 857 words, 07/25/11
Megan Lehmann, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...explores the emotional wreckage of a dysfunctional family with caustic wit.... embraces the grandeur of the Australian literary classic upon which it's based."(See all of Megan Lehmann's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 726 words, 07/23/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...undone by its combination of terrifically bleak situations and an overwrought, overly theatrical tone. Still, with a creative team like this, it is hard to turn away."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 09/07/12
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...dramatically unsteady, blustery if likable... a tale of love, family, identity and its confusions.... Mr. Schepisi forces the theater imagery harder than he needs to..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 615 words, 09/07/12
10.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Eye of the Storm's reviews are separated by an average 10.0 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 Eye of the Storm (16 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:The Eye of the Storm's reviews cover 19.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,379 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 461 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Eye of the Storm Coverage, Volume & Length (16 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 226 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Eye of the Storm's reviews on average broke 226 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 Eye of the Storm's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Eye of the Storm (16 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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