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THE NUTCRACKER IN 3DMovie Reviews
Family fantasy set in 1920s Vienna, about a young girl who is given the gift of a nutcracker by a beloved uncle which later comes to life, thanks to the girl's vivid imagination. Cast:Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, John TurturroDirector:Andrei KonchalovskyRelease Date:November 24, 2010DVD Release:November 1, 2011From:FreestyleRating:PGLength:1 hr. 50 min.
The Nutcracker in 3D played in national release to poor reviews. • Claudia Puig wrote in USA Today, "Who had the lamebrained idea for a post-apocalyptic 3-D Nutcracker that is lacking any trace of ballet?" • And Dana Stevens wrote for Slate, "...something gnarled and stunted and wrong, something that should never have been allowed to see the light of day. How's that for a holiday-ad pullquote?" More Reviews Below...
The Nutcracker in 3D Positive Reviews (24 Reviews, reviews below)
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: POOR(cg) "...too weird and dark for children -- and not in an intriguing, artistic way... a live-action hodgepodge in which the characters sporadically burst into awkward song and dance."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 764 words, 11/22/10
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT(cg) "...semi-delirious, grand-scale... We're in the darkest Terry Gilliam-ish territory here... Attention, university film clubs: Here's your cult-ready midnight-movie programming."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 207 words, 11/26/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...may send children screaming under their seats.... you almost wonder if the smoke from those burning toys is drifting between you and the screen."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 542 words, 11/23/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (11 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: WEAK "Bits and pieces of 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'The Wizard of Oz' and the 'Lord of the Rings' films are thrown into the pot in an attempt to achieve some fairy-tale flavor..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 603 words, 11/24/10
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "...aside from the actual nutcracker, most of the crucial elements are missing from Andrei Konchalovsky's bizarre miscalculation. Magic and joy top the list."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 298 words, 11/24/10
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "Tchaikovsky's glorious music is the only thing that survives in Andrei Konchalovsky's spectacularly misconceived, bloated and incredibly ugly fantasy epic..."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 302 words, 11/24/10
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: POOR "...has so many terrible ideas that the terrible execution is almost irrelevant: Even if the film were well done, it would still be a travesty."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 345 words, 11/29/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...may send children screaming under their seats.... you almost wonder if the smoke from those burning toys is drifting between you and the screen."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 542 words, 11/23/10
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "The wildest thing about this movie is its faith that what kids (and parents) really want for Christmas is a Nutcracker version of the Final Solution."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 268 words, 11/24/10
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...a long, joyless 'Narnia'-esque yarn about magical kingdoms and the totalitarian rodents that rule them.... the performances are as wooden as that titular doll."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 11/25/10
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: POOR(cg) "...the Worst Christmas Movie of All Time.... Andrei Konchalovsky has taken 'The Nutcracker' and turned it into a disastrously misconceived musical fantasy adventure."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 407 words, 12/04/10
Stephen Whitty, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: POOR(cg) "...no joy. The only thing more appalling than the film itself is the possibility that some poor parent will see the title and be tricked into subjecting a child to it."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 509 words, 12/03/10
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "The wildest thing about this movie is its faith that what kids (and parents) really want for Christmas is a Nutcracker version of the Final Solution."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 268 words, 11/24/10
Nick Schager, Slant: POOR(cg) "...a stagnant adaptation... in a bizarre twist, operates as a fantasyland Third Reich-inspired musical.... doesn't have an original thought in its fanciful head..."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 667 words, 11/21/10
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...a long, joyless 'Narnia'-esque yarn about magical kingdoms and the totalitarian rodents that rule them.... the performances are as wooden as that titular doll."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 11/25/10
Mike Hale, New York Times: WEAK "Bits and pieces of 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'The Wizard of Oz' and the 'Lord of the Rings' films are thrown into the pot in an attempt to achieve some fairy-tale flavor..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 603 words, 11/24/10
Dana Stevens, Slate: POOR "...something gnarled and stunted and wrong, something that should never have been allowed to see the light of day. How's that for a holiday-ad pullquote?"(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 731 words, 11/25/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: WEAK "Seemingly predicated on the idea that nothing says 'the holidays' quite like the Holocaust... unmistakably a labor of love, of the sort the French would call l'amour fou."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 772 words, 11/21/10
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...displays undeniable ambition... But that will be of small comfort to its younger audience members' battered, if not bored, psyches."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 521 words, 12/03/10
Mike Hale, New York Times: WEAK "Bits and pieces of 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'The Wizard of Oz' and the 'Lord of the Rings' films are thrown into the pot in an attempt to achieve some fairy-tale flavor..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 603 words, 11/24/10
21.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Nutcracker in 3D's reviews are separated by an average 21.3 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 Nutcracker in 3D's reviews cover 44.9% of potential readers (average is 68.0%). Volume:The film's reviews total 10,589 words involume (average is 20,221 words). Length:The film's reviews average 441 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Nutcracker in 3D Coverage, Volume & Length (24 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 16.1 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.3 Release)
The Nutcracker in 3D's reviews on average broke 16.1 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.3 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 Nutcracker in 3D's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Nutcracker in 3D (24 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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