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Family adventure about a middle school girl whose perfect life is disrupted when her family moves to her grandparents' abandoned farm. Cast:Aidan Quinn, Brooke Shields, Kris Kristofferson, Sammi HanrattyDirector:Peter Skillman OdiorneRelease Date:November 11, 2011DVD Release:January 3, 2012From:CinedigmRating:PGLength:1 hr 28 min
JANUARY 3, 2012
The Greening Of Whitney Brown, Weak Reviews Regional
The Greening Of Whitney Brown played in regional release to weak reviews. • Carrie Rickey wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "By turns pleasant and preposterous... the filmmakers prolong 22 minutes of material over more than 80 minutes and that's not such a good a thing..." • And Joe Neumaier wrote in the New York Daily News, "...as shallow as a prom committee meeting." More Reviews Below...
The Greening Of Whitney Brown Positive Reviews (10 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "Gail Gilchriest's airheaded script grafts 'Cinderella' to 'My Super Sweet 16' with a grating lack of originality. Performances range from phoning it in to screeching it out..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 243 words, 11/11/11
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "...comes off as shallow as a prom committee meeting.... Parents wanting a movie that addresses real-world concerns with charm may wish it weren't ankle-deep in cliches."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 83 words, 11/11/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Sammi Hanratty, who evokes Lindsay Lohan in her Disney heyday, manages to hold together the bubbly silliness.... it's actually sort of amazing."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 11/11/11
Sara Stewart, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "Even when she's done pouting about the hick lifestyle, our heroine is awfully shrill. There's a fair amount of greening, but that doesn't make 'Whitney' any less grating."(See all of Sara Stewart's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 179 words, 11/11/11
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: WEAK "...in its shiny confidence in the entertainment value of blaring soundtrack cues, pratfalls, and farting-horse comedy, the film has a certain innocence."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 232 words, 11/09/11
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: MODERATE(cg) "By turns pleasant and preposterous... the filmmakers prolong 22 minutes of material over more than 80 minutes and that's not such a good thing..."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 316 words, 11/11/11
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: WEAK "...in its shiny confidence in the entertainment value of blaring soundtrack cues, pratfalls, and farting-horse comedy, the film has a certain innocence."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 232 words, 11/09/11
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "Gail Gilchriest's airheaded script grafts 'Cinderella' to 'My Super Sweet 16' with a grating lack of originality. Performances range from phoning it in to screeching it out..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 243 words, 11/11/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Sammi Hanratty, who evokes Lindsay Lohan in her Disney heyday, manages to hold together the bubbly silliness.... it's actually sort of amazing."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 11/11/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: MODERATE "Thesping is predictably pro... Sammi Hanratty's unquenchable perkiness, though well integrated into her can-do persona, grows wearisome at times."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 486 words, 11/10/11
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "...content to just skim the surface... director Peter Odiorne relies heavily on a tween sitcom style that feels as out of place here as Whitney's big city fashion sense."(See all of Michael Rechtshaffen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 487 words, 11/09/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Sammi Hanratty, who evokes Lindsay Lohan in her Disney heyday, manages to hold together the bubbly silliness.... it's actually sort of amazing."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 11/11/11
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "Gail Gilchriest's airheaded script grafts 'Cinderella' to 'My Super Sweet 16' with a grating lack of originality. Performances range from phoning it in to screeching it out..."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 243 words, 11/11/11
14.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Greening Of Whitney Brown's reviews are separated by an average 14.2 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 Greening Of Whitney Brown's reviews cover 11.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,443 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 344 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Greening Of Whitney Brown Coverage, Volume & Length (10 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 9.5 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Greening Of Whitney Brown's reviews on average broke 9.5 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 Greening Of Whitney Brown's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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