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TURN ME ON, DAMMIT! (FÅ MEG PÅ, FOR FAEN)Movie Reviews
Norwegian language comedy about a small-town girl with an active fantasy world and even more active libido that get her into trouble. Cast:Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjoerhovde, Beate Stoefring, Matias Myren, Henriette SteenstrupDirector:Jannicke Systad JacobsenRelease Date:March 30, 2012DVD Release:October 16, 2012From:New YorkerLength:1 hr. 15 min.
OCTOBER 16, 2012
Turn Me On, Dammit! (Få meg på, for faen), Very Good Reviews Key Cities
Turn Me On, Dammit! (Få meg på, for faen) played in key cities to very good reviews. • Andrew O'Hehir wrote for Salon, "...wry... sneaks up on a genuine feminist issue. Boys Alma's age are expected to be sex-obsessed, but a girl who yearns for action is relentlessly stigmatized..." • And Rene Rodriguez wrote in the Miami Herald, "...cheerfully scandalous and daring..." More Reviews Below...
Turn Me On, Dammit! (Få meg på, for faen) Positive Reviews (30 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (9 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...has a gentle oddness as unforced as its performances... Sweet, brave Alma isn't out to frighten the sheep; she's just unashamed to admit that girls get horny too."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 03/30/12
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "As you can probably tell by the title, Jannicke Systad Jacobsen's Norwegian drama pulls no punches. But its frankness is a big part of its appeal."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 188 words, 03/30/12
Sara Stewart, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...clever, compassionate... comes from a perspective you virtually never see in American films: Adolescent girls obsess about sex, too, and not just how to fend it off."(See all of Sara Stewart's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 03/30/12
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD(cg) "Jacobsen conveys teen angst with realism and humour, laced with the occasional adolescent sting that will be familiar to anybody... refreshing and empowering."(See all of Linda Barnard's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 05/18/12
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a jokey pseudo-provocation.... Jacobsen, working with a cast of mostly first-time actors, reveals her strengths with the more fully conceived supporting characters."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 226 words, 03/28/12
Alexandra Molotkow, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "The film's lack of sentimentality is a strength overall, but an occasional weakness. For the most part, the characters look and behave as their real-life correlates would."(See all of Alexandra Molotkow's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 626 words, 05/18/12
Phil Brown, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Amusing, sweet and surprisingly touching... an insightful comic gem that appeals to the secret pervert in all of us."(See all of Phil Brown's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 05/17/12
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "...that rare thing, a movie that says shame on sexual shame and double shame on the double standard.... the film is both sexy and wholesome."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 451 words, 04/27/12
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...clever, refreshingly real... The film's sitcom-worthy characters exist alongside observational touches that make the situation feel authentic."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 366 words, 05/18/12
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a movie as odd as its title... There's not a lot to it, but what's here is really enjoyable, if at times as awkward as high school."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 511 words, 05/11/12
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...this story has some shape, and, ultimately, the vulgarity is put to happy use. I can't think of another movie whose finale uses a reference to genitalia to warm your heart."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 499 words, 04/27/12
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "The film's editing and pacing are appealingly straightforward, not to say blunt, and the humor runs from dry to bone-dry to parched."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 06/15/12
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD(cg) "...gets to the essence of adolescent sexuality with a deadpan style that brings to mind the films of Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismaki."(See all of Calvin Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 305 words, 07/06/12
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD(cg) "...cheerfully scandalous and daring... for a genre dominated by American movies in which girls are usually prizes or objects of lust, it practically feels revolutionary."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 322 words, 05/25/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (9 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a jokey pseudo-provocation.... Jacobsen, working with a cast of mostly first-time actors, reveals her strengths with the more fully conceived supporting characters."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 226 words, 03/28/12
Gerald Peary, Boston Phoenix: WEAK(cg) "There's perhaps a witty way to tell this story, but filmmaker Jannicke Systad Jacobsen hasn't found it. What's on screen is stilted and dull..."(See all of Gerald Peary's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 90 words, 04/26/12
Alison Willmore, Movieline: EXCELLENT(cg) "...feels something close to revolutionary.... allows Alma's journey to be funny, embarrassing and poignant without ever seeming leering or exploitative."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 838 words, 03/29/12
Andrew Schenker, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...beyond pointing out that sexually charged teenage girls are likely to be misunderstood... there's nothing that's especially insightful here..."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 541 words, 03/25/12
Phil Brown, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Amusing, sweet and surprisingly touching... an insightful comic gem that appeals to the secret pervert in all of us."(See all of Phil Brown's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 201 words, 05/17/12
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...for a film that so brazenly raises the topic of female sexuality, it has surprisingly little follow-through... its climax doesn't nearly measure up to its foreplay."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 381 words, 05/31/12
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...a coming of age comedy so fresh and droll that the actors seem not to have been directed at all, but simply observed as they went about their odd lives."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 04/13/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...has a gentle oddness as unforced as its performances... Sweet, brave Alma isn't out to frighten the sheep; she's just unashamed to admit that girls get horny too."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 03/30/12
Ian Buckwalter, NPR: GOOD "There's nothing particularly revelatory here... Yet there's an undeniable sweetness, evident in the vulnerability that peeks through Alma's disaffected facade..."(See all of Ian Buckwalter's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 679 words, 03/29/12
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: VERY GOOD "...wry... sneaks up on a genuine feminist issue. Boys Alma's age are expected to be sex-obsessed, but a girl who yearns for action is relentlessly stigmatized..."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 427 words, 04/28/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (6 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...the film is actually quite lovely as well as honest, treating its young characters with the kind of respect to which Hollywood teen movies seem severely allergic."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 505 words, 04/23/11
Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...features a fine lead performance from newcomer Helene Bergsholm, and despite its low-budget production values, has its heart - and hand - in the right place."(See all of Jordan Mintzer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 530 words, 10/30/11
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: OUTSTANDING(cg) "It is such a relief to see a film about teens that does not condescend to them -- not even in the backhanded way that the 'Twilight' movies and their like often do."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 521 words, 03/31/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...has a gentle oddness as unforced as its performances... Sweet, brave Alma isn't out to frighten the sheep; she's just unashamed to admit that girls get horny too."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 03/30/12
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...a coming of age comedy so fresh and droll that the actors seem not to have been directed at all, but simply observed as they went about their odd lives."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 04/13/12
13.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Turn Me On, Dammit! (Få meg på, for faen)'s reviews are separated by an average 13.0 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.
Turn Me On, Dammit! (Få meg på, for faen) (30 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Turn Me On, Dammit! (Få meg på, for faen)'s reviews cover 29.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 11,607 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 387 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Turn Me On, Dammit! (Få meg på, for faen) Coverage, Volume & Length (30 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 4 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Turn Me On, Dammit! (Få meg på, for faen)'s reviews on average broke 4 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 Turn Me On, Dammit! (Få meg på, for faen)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Turn Me On, Dammit! (Få meg på, for faen) (30 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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