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Drama about two New York City best friends who fall for the same guy during their last summer at home before leaving for college. Cast:Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Peter Sarsgaard, Richard Dreyfuss, Demi Moore, Ellen Barkin, Clark Gregg, Boyd Holbrook, Kiernan Shipka, Clare Foley, Owen Campbell, Finise Avery, Katelynn Bailey, Sterling Jones, Kirill NikiforovDirector:Naomi FonerRelease Date:June 7, 2013DVD Release: TBD Length:2 hr 0 min
14 days before opening, early reviews of Very Good Girls are 31.4% positive, based on 3 reviews. Average is 51.7%. The figures will change between now and opening as more reviews are added. More coming. More Reviews Below...
Very Good Girls Positive Reviews (3 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (1 Review)
Kyle Smith, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "What initially looks like a lightly pleasing study of the friendship of two teen girls gradually dissolves into implausibly soapy crises that get resolved far too easily..."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 471 words, 01/25/13
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MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Alissa Simon, Variety: POOR "...this all-around misfire saddles a miscast group of name thesps with some strikingly awful costume design... so vapid and cliched, and the casting so terrible..."(See all of Alissa Simon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 415 words, 01/23/13
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "...limp.... the film rings false at almost every turn despite its naturalistic performances. Lacking emotional substance, it comes off as far too studied in its subdued intensity."(See all of David Rooney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 613 words, 01/23/13
5.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
At this time, Very Good Girls's reviews are separated by an average 5.3 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.
Very Good Girls (3 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Very Good Girls's reviews cover 2.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,499 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 500 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Very Good Girls Coverage, Volume & Length (3 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Are Breaking 134 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Thus far, Very Good Girls's reviews on average are breaking 134 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 Very Good Girls's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Very Good Girls (3 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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