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THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVERMovie Reviews
Comedy drama about four young friends who experience memories that will last a lifetime on the last night of summer. Cast:Claire Sloma, Marlon Morton, Amanda Bauer, Brett JacobsenDirector:David Robert MitchellRelease Date:July 22, 2011DVD Release:February 28, 2012From:IFCLength:1 hr. 33 min.
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
The Myth of the American Sleepover, Excellent Reviews Limited
The Myth of the American Sleepover played in limited release to excellent reviews. • Tom Long wrote in the Detroit News, "...an indie movie-lover's dream, one of those rare instances where a lack of budget and experience is trumped by heartfelt vision, natural talent and amateur enthusiasm." • And Scott Tobias wrote for the AV Club, "...evokes the teenage experience through minor, incisive observation..." More Reviews Below...
The Myth of the American Sleepover Positive Reviews (19 Reviews, reviews below)
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Not a single moment rings false... David Robert Mitchell has taken a genre that's overly familiar -- the all-night teen dramedy -- and makes it feel refreshing and new."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 601 words, 07/21/11
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD(cg) "Mitchell has an ear for the tentativeness of adolescence... Yet there's a downside to making a movie that's all slivers, anecdotes, and random wispy encounters."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 07/22/11
James Rocchi, MSN Movies: OUTSTANDING(cg) "David Robert Mitchell gets how teen life is made of rumors and lies and secrets and hopes -- out of myths.... as brief and beautiful as the right kind of summer night."(See all of James Rocchi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 792 words, 07/19/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "The film's beauty is never obtrusive... Its characters are too caught up in themselves to notice how beautiful their surroundings -- or they themselves -- really are."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 801 words, 07/22/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...novice cast makes a valiant, though decidedly uneven, effort to bring something fresh... the pacing drags in a way a summer night never should."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 128 words, 07/22/11
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...a coming-of-age tale with such freshness and such bemused insight it's as if it has never been told before.... coming of age as it should be rather than the way it really is."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 288 words, 07/29/11
Logan Hill, New York Magazine: VERY GOOD "...an Altman-esque micro-indie ensemble drama... a number of precisely drawn moments capture a confused teenage tenderness we rarely see on film."(See all of Logan Hill's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 394 words, 07/22/11
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...earnest, ethereal.... this pre-cell-phone period piece -- hazily innocent even as it's sketching out the odder, darker corners of adolescent desire -- gets a lot right."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 07/20/11
Tom Long, Detroit News: EXCELLENT(cg) "...an indie movie-lover's dream, one of those rare instances where a lack of budget and experience is trumped by heartfelt vision, natural talent and amateur enthusiasm."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 433 words, 08/05/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (6 Reviews)
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...earnest, ethereal.... this pre-cell-phone period piece -- hazily innocent even as it's sketching out the odder, darker corners of adolescent desire -- gets a lot right."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 07/20/11
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...impressive if derivative... the acting is naturalistic to the point of affectlessness. The characters' charms are subdued but seductive... profound."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 158 words, 09/01/11
Scott Tobias, AV Club: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a coming-of-age movie that evokes the teenage experience through minor, incisive observation, then leaves without making anything so conspicuous as a statement."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 411 words, 07/21/11
Michelle Orange, Movieline: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a modest, untroubled elegy for the passages of middle-American youth... it looks more like your teenage world than such films generally allow... it's beautiful."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 781 words, 07/21/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "The film's beauty is never obtrusive... Its characters are too caught up in themselves to notice how beautiful their surroundings -- or they themselves -- really are."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 801 words, 07/22/11
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...a coming-of-age tale with such freshness and such bemused insight it's as if it has never been told before.... coming of age as it should be rather than the way it really is."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 288 words, 07/29/11
Andrew Wallenstein, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "David Rober Mitchell manages to plant a flag on this well-trodden territory by steering more toward drama than comedy... he scores points on both fronts."(See all of Andrew Wallenstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 622 words, 10/15/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...a coming-of-age tale with such freshness and such bemused insight it's as if it has never been told before.... coming of age as it should be rather than the way it really is."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 288 words, 07/29/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "The film's beauty is never obtrusive... Its characters are too caught up in themselves to notice how beautiful their surroundings -- or they themselves -- really are."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 801 words, 07/22/11
18.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Myth of the American Sleepover's reviews are separated by an average 18.1 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 Myth of the American Sleepover (19 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:The Myth of the American Sleepover's reviews cover 32.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 9,384 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 494 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Myth of the American Sleepover Coverage, Volume & Length (19 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 9 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Myth of the American Sleepover'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 Myth of the American Sleepover's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Myth of the American Sleepover (19 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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