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THE RASHEVSKI TANGOMovie Reviews
Comedy drama about a clan of Belgian Jews thrown into spiritual turmoil with the death of their matriarch. Cast:Hippolyte Girardot, Ludmila Mikael, Michel Jonasz, Daniel Mesguich, Nathan Cogan, Jonathan Zaccai, Tania Gabarski, Rudi Rosenberg, Selma Kouchy, Moscu Alcalay.Director:Sam GabarskiRelease Date:September 11, 2009DVD Release:October 27, 2009From:Menemsha EntertainmentLength:1 hr 30 min
The Rashevski Tango played in New York City to moderate reviews. • Joe Neumaier wrote in the New York Daily News, "...the movie's internal landscape is large, and the issues it brings up potent. The central metaphor of dance, though, is forced, a standard-issue cliché about dancing away problems." More Reviews Below...
The Rashevski Tango Positive Reviews (4 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "The ever-popular question 'What does it mean to be Jewish?' gets another parsing... As usual, the question never does get answered, but this mild comedy has a few genuinely funny moments to enliven the familiar trip."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 282 words, 09/11/09
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...the movie's internal landscape is large, and the issues it brings up potent. The central metaphor of dance, though, is forced, a standard-issue cliché about dancing away problems."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 128 words, 09/11/09
Ella Taylor, Village Voice: GOOD "It's a tribute to Sam Garbarski's skill that the storytelling never feels schematic or abstract.... the movie teems with cranky life, then heals all rifts with a dance that sets a seal of comically erotic approval on that undying genre, the domestic melodrama."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 207 words, 09/09/09
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
The Rashevski Tango has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)
Ella Taylor, Village Voice: GOOD "It's a tribute to Sam Garbarski's skill that the storytelling never feels schematic or abstract.... the movie teems with cranky life, then heals all rifts with a dance that sets a seal of comically erotic approval on that undying genre, the domestic melodrama."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 207 words, 09/09/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "The ever-popular question 'What does it mean to be Jewish?' gets another parsing... As usual, the question never does get answered, but this mild comedy has a few genuinely funny moments to enliven the familiar trip."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 282 words, 09/11/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Lisa Nesselson, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "The spiritual, historical and practical complications of being Jewish get a funny and touching workout in the deft ensembler 'The Rashevski Tango.' "(See all of Lisa Nesselson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 577 words, 09/02/03
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "The ever-popular question 'What does it mean to be Jewish?' gets another parsing... As usual, the question never does get answered, but this mild comedy has a few genuinely funny moments to enliven the familiar trip."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 282 words, 09/11/09
19.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Rashevski Tango's reviews are separated by an average 19.0 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 Rashevski Tango's reviews cover 5.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,194 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 298 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 31 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Rashevski Tango's reviews on average broke 31 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 Rashevski Tango's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Rashevski Tango (4 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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