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THE NINE MUSESMovie Reviews
Documentary about the immigrant experience of migration to the UK from 1960 onward. Cast:Trevor Mathison, David Lawson, John AkomfrahDirector:John AkomfrahRelease Date:October 6, 2011DVD Release:June 19, 2012From:Icarus FilmsLength:1 hr 30 min
The Nine Muses played in New York City to mixed reviews. • Chuck Bowen wrote for Slant, "One of the most haunting and irresolvable films I've seen in years... might be some sort of masterpiece." • And Paul Brunick wrote in the New York Times, "Conceptually ambitious and oblique in the extreme.... At once austere and conceptually overwrought... both too much and not enough." More Reviews Below...
The Nine Muses Positive Reviews (5 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
Paul Brunick, New York Times: MODERATE "Conceptually ambitious and oblique in the extreme.... It fails to engage either the intellect or the senses. At once austere and conceptually overwrought... both too much and not enough."(See all of Paul Brunick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 369 words, 10/06/11
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...has nine chapters named for the nine muses of Greek lore; the result is not without beauty, though at a certain point, one begins to notice that each new muse rather resembles the previous, a uniformity that restrains the film from true symphonic swell."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 10/05/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
The Nine Muses has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...has nine chapters named for the nine muses of Greek lore; the result is not without beauty, though at a certain point, one begins to notice that each new muse rather resembles the previous, a uniformity that restrains the film from true symphonic swell."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 10/05/11
Chuck Bowen, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a picture of intuitive, free-associational power that cuts far deeper emotionally than a dry recitation of dates and facts could ever hope to.... One of the most haunting and irresolvable films I've seen in years... might be some sort of masterpiece."(See all of Chuck Bowen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 432 words, 10/04/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Paul Brunick, New York Times: MODERATE "Conceptually ambitious and oblique in the extreme.... It fails to engage either the intellect or the senses. At once austere and conceptually overwrought... both too much and not enough."(See all of Paul Brunick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 369 words, 10/06/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "Cerebral and sensual... considers the history of the African diaspora to postwar Europe through a highly unusual prism of structuralist cinema, archival footage, spoken-word recordings and the nine muses birthed by the union of Zeus and Mnemone..."(See all of Robert Koehler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 585 words, 02/10/11
Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...an impressionistic meditation on African, Asian, and Caribbean migration to England.... clearly the work of a talented filmmaker... Yet it's a long slog through a few thousand years of myth and history, and most viewers are likely to grow impatient..."(See all of Stephen Farber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 405 words, 01/28/11
Paul Brunick, New York Times: MODERATE "Conceptually ambitious and oblique in the extreme.... It fails to engage either the intellect or the senses. At once austere and conceptually overwrought... both too much and not enough."(See all of Paul Brunick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 369 words, 10/06/11
26.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Nine Muses's reviews are separated by an average 26.6 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 Nine Muses's reviews cover 5.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,994 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 399 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Nine Muses Coverage, Volume & Length (5 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 42 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Nine Muses's reviews on average broke 42 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 Nine Muses's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Nine Muses (5 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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