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Documentary about Koani, a wolf born in captivity and raised by a couple to become an ambassador for her species, traveling the country to raise awareness about wolves. Cast:Bruce Weide, Pat Tucker, Alan Applebury, Ed Bangs, Ron Gillette, Graham Neale, Nancy Spagnoli, Jesse Applebury, Tempe Stahl Conway, Dana Franklin Welch, Chris PalmerDirector:Rob WhitehairRelease Date:August 17, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:Shadow DistributionLength:1 hr 16 min
True Wolf played in New York City to fair reviews. • Joseph Jon Lanthier wrote for Slant, "...veers between repetitive and didactic pronouncements of this call to inaction and more affectionately told stories about Koani's life as an 'ambassador wolf'..." • And Stan Hall wrote in the Portland Oregonian, "...clunky narrative-wise (especially in its ill-advised use of dramatic re-enactments)..." More Reviews Below...
True Wolf Positive Reviews (9 Reviews, reviews below)
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the film's discussion of wolf mythology meanders and lacks force. And Koani, so enthralling in home-video footage, seems diminished in her meet-and-greets."(See all of Farran Smith Nehme's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 234 words, 08/17/12
Jonathan Kiefer, Village Voice: FAIR "Spongy with equanimity and stronger on introspection than exposition, the movie amounts to a crude assembly of sincere testimony, somehow too long at 76 minutes..."(See all of Jonathan Kiefer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 08/15/12
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
John Hartl, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...emotional.... Whitehair's movie raises fundamental questions about the wisdom of raising wild animals in a human family setting."(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 322 words, 06/22/12
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...clunky narrative-wise (especially in its ill-advised use of dramatic re-enactments), but effective enough to be a worthy addition to the nature-documentary canon."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 135 words, 06/29/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Jonathan Kiefer, Village Voice: FAIR "Spongy with equanimity and stronger on introspection than exposition, the movie amounts to a crude assembly of sincere testimony, somehow too long at 76 minutes..."(See all of Jonathan Kiefer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 08/15/12
Scott Tobias, AV Club: WEAK(cg) "...about responsible people seeking some middle ground in reintroducing wolves back into nature -- not exactly the greatest story ever told."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 349 words, 08/16/12
Joseph Jon Lanthier, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...veers between repetitive and didactic pronouncements of this call to inaction and more affectionately told stories about Koani's life as an 'ambassador wolf'..."(See all of Joseph Jon Lanthier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 521 words, 08/12/12
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: FAIR "...offers rather hazy argument in favor of reintroducing the species into areas where it's long been hunted out... one-sidedly pro, with no stats or clear history of related events."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 188 words, 07/19/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...leans toward the live-and-let-live side but has a common-sense frankness about its risks.... interesting and poignant."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 314 words, 08/14/12
17.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
True Wolf's reviews are separated by an average 17.4 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:True Wolf's reviews cover 8.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,531 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 281 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
True Wolf Coverage, Volume & Length (9 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 9 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
True Wolf's reviews on average broke 9 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 True Wolf's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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