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THIS TIME (2012)Movie Reviews
Documentary about the efforts of six musicians working to revive their careers, including the Sweet Inspirations, former back-up singers for Elvis, Aretha and Hendrix. Cast:Estelle Brown, Portia Griffin, Myrna Smith, Cissy Houston, Pat Hodges, Bobby Belfry, Peitor AngellDirector:Victor MignattiRelease Date:August 10, 2012DVD Release: TBD Length:1 hr 51 min
This Time (2012) played in New York City to weak reviews. • Alison Willmore wrote for the AV Club, "Not only does the film lack focus in its chosen spectrum of likeable performers, it also feels short of any kind of structure or arc, leaving its subjects to toil along..." • And Joe Neumaier called the film in the New York Daily News, "...earnest..." More Reviews Below...
This Time (2012) Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
This Time (2012) has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...earnest... When it should focus on a reunited R&B group, it wallows in the self-aggrandizement of an L.A. producer and, most awkwardly, a New York cabaret singer."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 120 words, 08/10/12
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...engaging but near fatally bifurcated.... the members' personality clashes and mutual psychoanalyzing hint at a much better story left untold."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 08/08/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
This Time (2012) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...engaging but near fatally bifurcated.... the members' personality clashes and mutual psychoanalyzing hint at a much better story left untold."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 08/08/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: FAIR(cg) "Not only does the film lack focus in its chosen spectrum of likeable performers, it also feels short of any kind of structure or arc, leaving its subjects to toil along..."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 397 words, 08/09/12
Eric Henderson, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...focuses on faith as the siren song that seduces those who ought to know the score... 'This Time,' at 111 minutes, refuses to get to the point."(See all of Eric Henderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 485 words, 08/06/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (0 Reviews)
This Time (2012) has not been reviewed by Highbrow Press
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: WEAK "...low-rent effort chronicles the making of a Sweet Inspirations indie comeback album... a dismally intercut gallery of the no longer or not yet successful..."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 08/07/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...while intending to celebrate music-industry strivers, lumps together subjects who have little in common beyond the director's apparent affection for them."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 323 words, 07/26/12
6.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
This Time (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 6.8 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:This Time (2012)'s reviews cover 5.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,931 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 276 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
This Time (2012) Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 20.0 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
This Time (2012)'s reviews on average broke 20.0 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 This Time (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
This Time (2012) (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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