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WE PEDAL UPHILL: STORIES FROM THE STATES 2001-2008Movie Reviews
Drama with thirteen vignettes that offer a penetrating look at a country mired in one of its darkest periods -- America circa 2004. Cast:David Drake, Alvin Epstein, Charles Parnell, Kate Blumberg, Jenny Bacon and Marylouise BurkeDirector:Roland TecRelease Date:March 20, 2009DVD Release: TBD From:Cinevolve StudiosLength:1 hr 51 min
We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008, Good (Not Great) Reviews NYC
We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008 played in New York City to good not great reviews. • Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in the New York Times, "...wide-ranging mini-tales coast on a gently insistent tone of regret.... Mr. Tec reminds us that change does not happen overnight." • And V.A. Musetto called the film in the New York Post, "...a mixed bag..." More Reviews Below...
We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008 Positive Reviews (4 Reviews, reviews below)
We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008 has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "The performances are across-the-board solid... Neither self-righteous nor bombastic, these wide-ranging mini-tales coast on a gently insistent tone of regret.... Mr. Tec reminds us that change does not happen overnight."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 316 words, 03/20/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "Topics range from race relations to a presidential photo op to Katrina.... a mixed bag that seems outdated in its failure to take on the most distressing legacy of the Bush years: the global economic collapse."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 105 words, 03/20/09
Martin Tsai, Village Voice: FAIR "...a grandiose cinematic thesis on the Bush-era state of the union.... the result comes off as Roland Tec's stream-of-consciousness pent-up ramblings without any discernible cohesion or coherence.... outdated and irrelevant."(See all of Martin Tsai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 03/18/09
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008 has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)
Martin Tsai, Village Voice: FAIR "...a grandiose cinematic thesis on the Bush-era state of the union.... the result comes off as Roland Tec's stream-of-consciousness pent-up ramblings without any discernible cohesion or coherence.... outdated and irrelevant."(See all of Martin Tsai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 200 words, 03/18/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "The performances are across-the-board solid... Neither self-righteous nor bombastic, these wide-ranging mini-tales coast on a gently insistent tone of regret.... Mr. Tec reminds us that change does not happen overnight."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 316 words, 03/20/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: WEAK "...pic makes no narrative attempt to weave together separate strands, though thematic links abound.... relies on O. Henry-esque twists, simplistic surprise endings and 'aha!' epiphanies to gets its points across."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 208 words, 03/21/09
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: GOOD "The performances are across-the-board solid... Neither self-righteous nor bombastic, these wide-ranging mini-tales coast on a gently insistent tone of regret.... Mr. Tec reminds us that change does not happen overnight."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 316 words, 03/20/09
18.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008's reviews are separated by an average 18.3 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.
We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008 (4 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008's reviews cover 5.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 829 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 207 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008 Coverage, Volume & Length (4 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 5.7 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008's reviews on average broke 5.7 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 We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
We Pedal Uphill: Stories From the States 2001-2008 (4 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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