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TRISHNA (2012)Movie Reviews
Drama about a young Indian woman from a poor family who is seduced by the wealthy son of a hotel owner, leading to a sordid and volatile relationship. Cast:Freida Pinto, Riz Ahmend, Roshan Seth, Meeta Vasisht, Harish Khanna.Director:Thomas HardyRelease Date:July 13, 2012DVD Release:November 6, 2012From:IFCRating:RLength:1 hr 48 min
NOVEMBER 6, 2012
Trishna (2012), Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
Trishna (2012) played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Linda Barnard wrote in the Toronto Star, "...visually lovely... will not be remembered as a classic, but more of an interesting experiment from a multi-talented director." • And Ann Hornaday wrote in the Washington Post, "...unaccountably inert, its tragic denouement rote instead of wrenching." More Reviews Below...
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: MODERATE(cg) "Freida Pinto is so placid she's a bit of a bore.... the story skips from a pregnancy to the filming of a musical to murder -- without convincing us of any of it."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 108 words, 07/13/12
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Winterbottom avoids any attempt to sentimentalize, and the realism of his film has a pitiless brutality... As a melodrama, 'Trishna' builds a hypnotic force."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 777 words, 07/20/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (12 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: FAIR "...attractive if not memorably so... It's hard to pinpoint whether Mr. Winterbottom, Ms. Pinto or some combination of the two couldn't make 'Trishna' come alive."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 724 words, 07/13/12
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT(cg) "Winterbottom deftly crafts a scenario in which old themes seem believably, and poignantly, current. He burrows as deeply as he can..."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 349 words, 07/13/12
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: GOOD "...a pointed and discomforting look at sexual politics amid the remnants of casteism and newfangled badges of status."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 618 words, 07/13/12
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Bollywood-inflected... Freida Pinto's lack of dramatic range and an awkward third act do not provide a solid foundation for Hardy's tragic ending."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 225 words, 07/13/12
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...works largely on the strength of Winterbottom's clever updates of a century-old story.... The film's weakness, however, is Pinto."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 289 words, 07/20/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Winterbottom avoids any attempt to sentimentalize, and the realism of his film has a pitiless brutality... As a melodrama, 'Trishna' builds a hypnotic force."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 777 words, 07/20/12
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...an impressionistic variation on Hardy's themes, a successful attempt to get at the core of the source material through a circuitous route."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 07/11/12
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...visually lovely... will not be remembered as a classic, but more of an interesting experiment from a multi-talented director."(See all of Linda Barnard's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 703 words, 07/20/12
James Adams, Toronto Globe & Mail: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "While we respond to Pinto's beauty, feel Trishna's hesitant curiosity, her peasant strength, her suffering and sadness, we don't sense much spirit."(See all of James Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 581 words, 07/20/12
Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "The lack of an Angel Clare figure - the third point in the 'Tess' triangle - means there's less tension in the narrative, resulting in a meandering second half..."(See all of Glenn Sumi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 192 words, 07/19/12
KEY CITIES (8 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: WEAK(cg) "...unaccountably inert, its tragic denouement rote instead of wrenching.... Pinto doesn't possess the expressive range or depth to tackle a role that calls for both..."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 431 words, 07/20/12
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "While the film never delves deep enough into its characters' emotions to be truly spellbinding, it's well worth seeing... brings Hardy's grim skepticism alive..."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 415 words, 07/27/12
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) " 'Trishna' should move the soul and engage the tear-ducts, yet it passes by as distant as it is lovely. And the blame must fall on the movie's star, Freida Pinto."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 503 words, 07/20/12
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "Pinto's performance has an affecting purity, but Ahmed is impressive, as well, for the way he can make an audience uneasy, even when he is acting benevolent."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 284 words, 07/20/12
John Hartl, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Winterbottom has taken a boldly feminist approach to the story of a tragic heroine whose inherent intelligence and sense of fate is misunderstood."(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 306 words, 07/20/12
Marc Mohan, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...looks great... But the relationship between Trishna and Jay never rings as true as it needs to for the downbeat third act to resonate..."(See all of Marc Mohan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 07/20/12
Roger Moore, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Freida Pinto, stoic and stunning, demonstrates why this heroine and this tale of her woe still have power more than 150 years after it was written."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 377 words, 07/27/12
Tom Long, Detroit News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Winterbottom has complete control of the film's look and feel, but the story seems to run away from him.... feels like the dark underbelly of Boyle's ecstatic 'Slumdog.' "(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 385 words, 07/27/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (9 Reviews)
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...an impressionistic variation on Hardy's themes, a successful attempt to get at the core of the source material through a circuitous route."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 07/11/12
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...proves that Thomas Hardy will depress you no matter what the setting.... the tragedy unfolds with a perfunctory arbitrariness."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 146 words, 07/19/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "...an expressively detailed sketch of a world in transition, but it's anchored to a 19th-century fiction that isn't, in its entirety, suited to be hauled into the present."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 397 words, 07/12/12
Chris Barsanti, Pop Matters: VERY GOOD(cg) "For all its faults, 'Trishna' at least tries to grapple forcefully with the inequality of class and the tragedies that result when worlds collide."(See all of Chris Barsanti's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 693 words, 07/27/12
Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: GOOD(cg) "...a bit of an oddity... an affecting curio suitable for both Hardy enthusiasts and Winterbottom fans alike.... Freida Pinto gives a lovely performance here."(See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 523 words, 07/11/12
Andrew Schenker, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "Class privilege and sexual politics are inextricably linked... a blunt, self-consciously brutal, and rather loose updating of Thomas Hardy's 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles.' "(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 547 words, 04/17/12
Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "The lack of an Angel Clare figure - the third point in the 'Tess' triangle - means there's less tension in the narrative, resulting in a meandering second half..."(See all of Glenn Sumi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 192 words, 07/19/12
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a stunning new adaptation of 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles,' set in contemporary India... an uncomfortable film, and in places shocking, and an absolute must-see."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 338 words, 03/09/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (5 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...spectacular visually, though awfully somber dramatically.... What's new under India's pitiless sun turns out to be Hardy's spiritual gloom."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 07/13/12
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: FAIR "...attractive if not memorably so... It's hard to pinpoint whether Mr. Winterbottom, Ms. Pinto or some combination of the two couldn't make 'Trishna' come alive."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 724 words, 07/13/12
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: OUTSTANDING "...a gorgeous accomplishment, a shattering tale of love gone wrong, loaded with visual splendor and emotional power, that ranks among Winterbottom's best films."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,266 words, 07/12/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...the best kind of adaptation, one that worries less about faithfully rehashing the plot of an earlier literary work than really engaging with its most important themes."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 772 words, 09/11/11
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "If this transposition of Hardy comes up a little short in emotional impact, it nonetheless is a distinctive new take on a classic story."(See all of David Rooney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 775 words, 09/10/11
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: FAIR "...attractive if not memorably so... It's hard to pinpoint whether Mr. Winterbottom, Ms. Pinto or some combination of the two couldn't make 'Trishna' come alive."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 724 words, 07/13/12
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...spectacular visually, though awfully somber dramatically.... What's new under India's pitiless sun turns out to be Hardy's spiritual gloom."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 07/13/12
16.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Trishna (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 16.5 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:Trishna (2012)'s reviews cover 39.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 14,810 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 463 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 7 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Trishna (2012)'s reviews on average broke 7 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 Trishna (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Trishna (2012) (32 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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