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THE FAIRY (LA FEE)Movie Reviews
French language comedy about a hotel clerk who falls in love with a wish-granting fairy. Cast:Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Philippe Martz, Bruno RomyDirector:Dominique Abel, Fiona GordonRelease Date:February 24, 2012DVD Release:July 17, 2012From:Kino LorberLength:1 hr 33 min
The Fairy (La fee) played in key cities to very good reviews. • Noel Murray wrote for the AV Club, "...it's hard to dislike any movie that breaks for an undersea dance sequence... Abel, Gordon and Romy are some of the era's best non-verbal comedians." • And Mark Jenkins wrote for NPR, "For all its brazen goofiness, 'The Fairy' is subtly designed to reward careful viewing." More Reviews Below...
The Fairy (La fee) Positive Reviews (16 Reviews, reviews below)
The Fairy (La fee) has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD "...an alternately effortless and forced French-language diversion... borrows some of its best moves and laughs from the film clowns of the silent era."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 610 words, 02/24/12
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...will seem delightfully inventive to some, and unbearably twee to others.... The persistent whimsy gets a bit wearisome, but it's hard to dismiss..."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 113 words, 02/24/12
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the third feature by the three gifted stars... hilarious, nearly wordless slapstick routines reminiscent of Jacques Tati, Buster Keaton and Jerry Lewis."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 02/24/12
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...while every scene is art-directed with zest and innovatively staged, 'The Fairy' rarely inspires outright laughter. At least it respects its influences..."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 02/22/12
KEY CITIES (5 Reviews)
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...crazy featherweight comedy is packed with immediate pleasures: impeccably designed sight gags, daredevil physical comedy, stylized colors and music."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 340 words, 06/01/12
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "The vibe's too rarefied to last the length of a feature film -- and it doesn't -- but when 'The Fairy' is on, it creates entirely new comic synapses in your head."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 514 words, 04/20/12
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "Its appeal is in watching people who have devised their own original style of comic performance and have taken it to a rare level of refinement."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 381 words, 05/04/12
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...while every scene is art-directed with zest and innovatively staged, 'The Fairy' rarely inspires outright laughter. At least it respects its influences..."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 02/22/12
Noel Murray, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "...it's hard to dislike any movie that breaks for an undersea dance sequence... Abel, Gordon and Romy are some of the era's best non-verbal comedians."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 381 words, 02/23/12
Bill Weber, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a successful if mild attempt to re-employ tools that have fallen into disuse... 'The Fairy' reclaims wackiness with a bliss that's hard to deny."(See all of Bill Weber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 475 words, 02/19/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD "...an alternately effortless and forced French-language diversion... borrows some of its best moves and laughs from the film clowns of the silent era."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 610 words, 02/24/12
Mark Jenkins, NPR: GOOD "...isn't quite sheer wizardry. It's too long... Yet this outing's virtues are considerable... For all its brazen goofiness, 'The Fairy' is subtly designed to reward careful viewing."(See all of Mark Jenkins's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 574 words, 02/23/12
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: VERY GOOD "...the simplest and most archetypal kind of storytelling.... so artificial and so innocent, so choreographed and so wistful and so profoundly, DNA-level French."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 825 words, 02/23/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...the latest fest- and arthouse-friendly lark from semi-absurdist comedians Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy... a deliriously droll confection..."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 747 words, 05/13/11
Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...there's enough ingenuity in the filmmakers' approach to keep one guessing as to what will be the next brunt of the joke: a pen, a puppy, even a newborn baby..."(See all of Jordan Mintzer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 639 words, 05/12/11
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD "...an alternately effortless and forced French-language diversion... borrows some of its best moves and laughs from the film clowns of the silent era."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 610 words, 02/24/12
7.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Fairy (La fee)'s reviews are separated by an average 7.4 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 Fairy (La fee)'s reviews cover 16.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,724 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 420 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Fairy (La fee) Coverage, Volume & Length (16 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 52.8 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Fairy (La fee)'s reviews on average broke 52.8 hours 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 Fairy (La fee)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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