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Period adventure about a 40s-era fighter pilot who accepts a drunken bet to shoot down at least five enemy aircraft as he heads off to war. Cast:Andrew Keegan, Karl ShielsDirector:Roger TuckerRelease Date:March 13, 2009DVD Release:July 14, 2009Length:1 hr 24 min
Waiting for Dublin played in limited release to weak reviews. • Michael Phillips wrote in the Chicago Tribune, "Now and then comes an Irish comedy that pinches your cheek so hard in its attempt to charm the only recourse is to hole up with a triple bill of fatalistic Romanian dramas." • And Robert Koehler wrote in Daily Variety, "...it's hard to think of a faker replication of WWII in the movies..." More Reviews Below...
Waiting for Dublin Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Waiting for Dublin has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Nathan Lee, New York Times: MODERATE "...great to look at... Stiff acting and a clunky script are at odds with the visual suavity, though at a mere 83 minutes, the film won't make you wait long..."(See all of Nathan Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 03/13/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: MODERATE(cg) "...so old-fashioned, it's almost charming.... entirely with cliches and stereotypes... The actors are pleasant, the locations are beautiful, but the movie is a wheeze."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 606 words, 03/12/09
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...an agonizingly amateurish WWII rom-com in which a US flyboy (Andrew Keegan) runs out of gas and is forced to wait out the final months of the war in neutral Ireland..."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 133 words, 03/13/09
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: WEAK(cg) "Now and then comes an Irish comedy that pinches your cheek so hard in its attempt to charm the only recourse is to hole up with a triple bill of fatalistic Romanian dramas."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 276 words, 03/13/09
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: POOR(cg) "...so unendurably bad it deserves to be put down like a sick dog.... with no sense of period, a romance wholly lacking in chemistry, a comedy without laughs..."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 402 words, 03/13/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)
Alexis Hauk, Boston Phoenix: POOR(cg) "...a national-stereotypes manual masquerading as a movie... If you think it's hilarious to see a man get shot in the crotch with a crossbow and then yell 'Erin go bragh!'..."(See all of Alexis Hauk's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 134 words, 03/12/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Nathan Lee, New York Times: MODERATE "...great to look at... Stiff acting and a clunky script are at odds with the visual suavity, though at a mere 83 minutes, the film won't make you wait long..."(See all of Nathan Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 03/13/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: POOR "...can't end soon enough.... it's hard to think of a faker replication of WWII in the movies... Absurd complications and annoying dollops of whimsy are desperately served up..."(See all of Robert Koehler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 188 words, 03/13/09
Nathan Lee, New York Times: MODERATE "...great to look at... Stiff acting and a clunky script are at odds with the visual suavity, though at a mere 83 minutes, the film won't make you wait long..."(See all of Nathan Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 03/13/09
20.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Waiting for Dublin's reviews are separated by an average 20.3 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.
Waiting for Dublin (7 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Waiting for Dublin's reviews cover 8.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,962 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 280 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 6.9 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Waiting for Dublin's reviews on average broke 6.9 hours 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 Waiting for Dublin's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Waiting for Dublin (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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