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Drama about how a young man's sexual associations with a woman and her two daughters affect that family. Cast:Reed Birney, Jonathan Groff, Mamie Gummer, Portia Reiners, Karen YoungDirector:Jeff LipskyRelease Date:January 14, 2011DVD Release:November 8, 2011Length:2 hr 1 min
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Twelve Thirty, Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
Twelve Thirty played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Bill Goodykoontz wrote in the Arizona Republic, "There are scenes here and there that are worthy, but many that aren't.... Some of the movie is inviting, some of it off-putting." • And Tom Long wrote in the Detroit News, "Jeff Lipsky's overly arch and tangential dialogue has too many curlicues, and everyone's emotions seem just this side of affected." More Reviews Below...
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Ambition, precision, good acting, some acting that doesn't overcome the dialogue... I wish all movies that don't work were this interesting."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 572 words, 05/13/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a field day for talented actors to cut loose and create complicated, contradictory individuals... gleefully breaks Hollywood rules, spills out all over the place..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 741 words, 01/14/11
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...an ambitious ensemble piece in which every actor is able to shine... gradually draws the viewer into its thrall and builds to an unpredictable but effective climax."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 02/04/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "...a wildly misanthropic and overlong black comedy... in the hands of director Jeff Lipsky ('Flannel Pajamas'), it wears out its welcome well before the two-hour mark."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 125 words, 01/14/11
John Anderson, New York Newsday: MODERATE(cg) "Terrific acting, visual inertia.... The self-consciousness of the camera in this film is the equal of any character's, but not to any illuminating effect."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 333 words, 03/04/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Ambition, precision, good acting, some acting that doesn't overcome the dialogue... I wish all movies that don't work were this interesting."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 572 words, 05/13/11
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...realism is clearly not what Jeff Lipsky is after.... a film more satisfying in occasional isolated moments than as a coherent dramatic entity."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 01/12/11
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: WEAK(cg) "...for all the promising fodder, this talky, acrid film feels soulless, an emotion-free zone that deals its darkness in a shockingly flip manner."(See all of Stephanie Merry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 446 words, 02/18/11
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: WEAK(cg) "Reiners and Gummer have respective moments where their talents shine, but there's not enough here to keep any but the most masochistic even moderately interested."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 300 words, 05/06/11
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: MODERATE(cg) "There are scenes here and there that are worthy, but many that aren't. Director Jeff Lipsky tries to use dialogue to cover up weaknesses in other areas..."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 539 words, 08/12/11
Tom Long, Detroit News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...loaded with talent.... But Jeff Lipsky's overly arch and tangential dialogue has too many curlicues, and everyone's emotions seem just this side of affected."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 408 words, 03/25/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...realism is clearly not what Jeff Lipsky is after.... a film more satisfying in occasional isolated moments than as a coherent dramatic entity."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 01/12/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a field day for talented actors to cut loose and create complicated, contradictory individuals... gleefully breaks Hollywood rules, spills out all over the place..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 741 words, 01/14/11
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...an ambitious ensemble piece in which every actor is able to shine... gradually draws the viewer into its thrall and builds to an unpredictable but effective climax."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 02/04/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Jon Frosch, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "...bizarre and flamboyant... you're left with the odd impression of having seen not a bad film but a thoroughly wrongheaded and misguided one."(See all of Jon Frosch's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 706 words, 09/01/10
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...an ambitious ensemble piece in which every actor is able to shine... gradually draws the viewer into its thrall and builds to an unpredictable but effective climax."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 02/04/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a field day for talented actors to cut loose and create complicated, contradictory individuals... gleefully breaks Hollywood rules, spills out all over the place..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 741 words, 01/14/11
18.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Twelve Thirty's reviews are separated by an average 18.0 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.
Twelve Thirty (12 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Twelve Thirty's reviews cover 16.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,852 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 404 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 43 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Twelve Thirty's reviews on average broke 43 days after 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 Twelve Thirty's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Twelve Thirty (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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