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Documentary drama about filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's road trip to move his mentally ill mother across the country to live nearer to him. Cast:Kathy Biehl, Jonathan Caouette, Joshua Caouette, Adolph Davis, Gasner Demosthenes, Dominic Gould, Jared Hutchinson, Renee Leblanc, Derek Lucci, Chris Mack, Amber Martin, Bridget O'Driscoll, David Paz, Jorge Torres-Torres, Sandy WinebergDirector:Jonathan CaouetteRelease Date:November 30, 2012DVD Release:April 30, 2013From:Sundance SelectsLength:1 hr 30 min
Walk Away Renee played in New York City to moderate reviews. • John Hartl wrote in the Seattle Times, "The catalog of horrors occasionally feels incomplete, but the movie does an exceptional job of expanding on its narrow focus." More Reviews Below...
Walk Away Renee Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: MODERATE "More recap than reflection... lets us observe a mother-son bond, but Mr. Caouette hasn't found a way to galvanize this incarnation of material for strangers."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 11/30/12
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "There are elaborate, 'Tree of Life'-style effects for an ill-advised science-fiction subplot that further distances this follow-up from reality."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 249 words, 11/30/12
Brian Miller, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...autobiographical, messy, and ultimately touching.... The candor can be excruciating, the intimacy embarrassing. It's like 'Crumb' without the genius..."(See all of Brian Miller's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 272 words, 11/28/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
John Hartl, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "The catalog of horrors occasionally feels incomplete, but the movie does an exceptional job of expanding on its narrow focus."(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 157 words, 08/23/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Brian Miller, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...autobiographical, messy, and ultimately touching.... The candor can be excruciating, the intimacy embarrassing. It's like 'Crumb' without the genius..."(See all of Brian Miller's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 272 words, 11/28/12
Diego Costa, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "There's a cinematic attempt at restitution, at a piecing together that's bound to always fail, yet never fails to produce some other unaccounted-for meaning, or feeling."(See all of Diego Costa's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 545 words, 11/27/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: MODERATE "More recap than reflection... lets us observe a mother-son bond, but Mr. Caouette hasn't found a way to galvanize this incarnation of material for strangers."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 11/30/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...feels less like a walk away than a retread.... On the upside, both subjects remain engaging, likable presences even when Renee is at her most manic and disturbed."(See all of Leslie Felperin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 631 words, 05/14/11
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "Jonathan Caouette certainly knows how to manipulate images and sound, painting on a vibrantly textured, semi-experimental canvas... occasionally illuminating..."(See all of David Rooney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 589 words, 05/15/11
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: MODERATE "More recap than reflection... lets us observe a mother-son bond, but Mr. Caouette hasn't found a way to galvanize this incarnation of material for strangers."(See all of Nicolas Rapold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 242 words, 11/30/12
10.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Walk Away Renee's reviews are separated by an average 10.3 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.
Walk Away Renee (7 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Walk Away Renee's reviews cover 7.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,685 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 384 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 81 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Walk Away Renee's reviews on average broke 81 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 Walk Away Renee's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Walk Away Renee (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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