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WEEKEND (2011)Movie Reviews
Drama about two men who meet unexpectedly and spend 48 hours together in bedrooms and bars, developing a connection that will resonate throughout their lives. Cast:Tom Cullen, Chris New, Jonathan Race, Laura FreemanDirector:Andrew HaighRelease Date:September 23, 2011DVD Release:August 21, 2012From:IFCLength:1 hr 36 min
Weekend (2011) played in key cities to sensational reviews. • Wesley Morris wrote in the Boston Globe, "Sometimes you don't want to escape. You want to connect with a movie that's really about something... one of the truest, most beautiful movies ever made about two strangers." • Ella Taylor wrote for NPR, "...an achingly tender chamber piece..." • And Mary Pols called the film in Time, "...one of the loveliest romances of the year." More Reviews Below...
Mary Pols, Time: OUTSTANDING "...one of the loveliest romances of the year.... it offers an encapsulation of the joys of attraction and discovery that transcends sexual preference."(See all of Mary Pols's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 749 words, 09/23/11
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...acutely observed... Haigh's background in editing (from 'Gladiator' to 'Mister Lonely') is evident in the casual beauty of moments that only appear 'found.' "(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 99 words, 09/23/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...smart, sensitive, perceptive.... It underlines the difficulty of making connections outside our individual boxes of time and space."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 536 words, 09/30/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (9 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...astonishingly self-assured, unassumingly profound... one of the most satisfying love stories you are likely to see on screen this year."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 800 words, 09/23/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "While the credible script and naturalistic acting deserve praise, there's even a thrill in seeing romantic clichés -- you'll spot them all -- embraced anew."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 125 words, 09/23/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a moving and empathetic look at how relationships develop, at how people fall in love and what that does and doesn't do to their lives.... offers generous satisfactions..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 648 words, 09/30/11
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...avoids exploitation and cheap thrills in favor of a mature, incisive examination of relationships. The result is a gay movie with a universal theme..."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 195 words, 09/23/11
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...one of the year's very best in any genre, reminds you that a so-called 'relationship movie' needn't bother with conscious attempts to strike chords of universality."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 438 words, 09/30/11
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: EXCELLENT "...gentle and incisive.... I hate to damage so fragile a work with overpraise, but, gay or straight, if you don't see yourself in this movie, you need to get a life."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 198 words, 09/19/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...smart, sensitive, perceptive.... It underlines the difficulty of making connections outside our individual boxes of time and space."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 536 words, 09/30/11
Eric Hynes, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "Naturalistic without being ineloquent, heartfelt yet unsentimental... the rarest of birds: a movie romance that rings true."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 09/21/11
KEY CITIES (6 Reviews)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a frank and surprisingly sweet look at a one-night stand that turns, improbably over the course of 48 hours, into something like the beginning of a relationship... one to remember."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 523 words, 10/07/11
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "...made in a semi-documentary style that makes us feel like anthropologists examining our own tribe.... you're breathing the air that the characters are breathing."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 124 words, 10/21/11
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Sometimes you don't want to escape. You want to connect with a movie that's really about something... one of the truest, most beautiful movies ever made about two strangers."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 808 words, 10/14/11
John Hartl, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Tom Cullen and Chris New are British stage actors... Perhaps because they don't feel bound by a set of rules, they've created one of the year's most enjoyable surprises."(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 327 words, 10/28/11
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a great story with believable dialogue and fantastic performances by Tom Cullen and Chris New.... one of the finest film romances of recent vintage -- gay or straight."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 09/30/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (8 Reviews)
Eric Hynes, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "Naturalistic without being ineloquent, heartfelt yet unsentimental... the rarest of birds: a movie romance that rings true."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 09/21/11
Gerald Peary, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...appealing gay-themed drama, written and directed with intelligence by Andrew Haigh, is a British cousin to the American mumblecore movement..."(See all of Gerald Peary's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 103 words, 10/13/11
Eric Henderson, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Andrew Haigh's sensitive, unfailingly aware feature isn't a fearless repudiation of the 'meet cute' archetype, but rather a bold, specific revision: 'meet right.' "(See all of Eric Henderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 959 words, 09/18/11
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Writer/director Andrew Haigh effectively sets a naturalistic, leisurely tone.... 'Weekend' creates enough emotional truth that its final scenes feel like epiphanies."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 12/07/11
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: MODERATE(cg) "It's refreshing to see a story about the lives and loves of gay men that is so frank while also so unpolitical, but it does feel like it's treading familiar ground."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 272 words, 11/04/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (6 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "So much movie can be made with so little plot... an eloquent chamber piece... It's about love's essence, and the pain of its absence."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 09/30/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...astonishingly self-assured, unassumingly profound... one of the most satisfying love stories you are likely to see on screen this year."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 800 words, 09/23/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a moving and empathetic look at how relationships develop, at how people fall in love and what that does and doesn't do to their lives.... offers generous satisfactions..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 648 words, 09/30/11
Dana Stevens, Slate: OUTSTANDING "Just when you start to despair for the future of a movie genre, along comes a specimen to prove it can still be found in the wild.... remarkable..."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 860 words, 10/07/11
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: EXCELLENT "...compelling and intense... a smart, prickly, sexy, inventive film that critiques itself and critiques its viewers, gay or straight, even as it spins an archetypal romantic fable."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,415 words, 09/21/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (6 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: GOOD "Earnest and understated... has the intimate look and feel of a two-character stage play that has been opened up -- but only slightly..."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 467 words, 03/24/11
Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "Haigh obviously wanted to deglamorize the romance... he sometimes plunges too far into the funk. The script and the performances, however, overcome the sordid details."(See all of Stephen Farber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 617 words, 07/08/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a moving and empathetic look at how relationships develop, at how people fall in love and what that does and doesn't do to their lives.... offers generous satisfactions..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 648 words, 09/30/11
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: EXCELLENT(cg) "...won the Audience Award at SXSW and the Jury Award at OUTFest... one of the best gay films in years and one of the better indie romances in a while."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 887 words, 09/27/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...astonishingly self-assured, unassumingly profound... one of the most satisfying love stories you are likely to see on screen this year."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 800 words, 09/23/11
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "So much movie can be made with so little plot... an eloquent chamber piece... It's about love's essence, and the pain of its absence."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 09/30/11
14.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Weekend (2011)'s reviews are separated by an average 14.7 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.
Weekend (2011) (30 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Weekend (2011)'s reviews cover 50.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 13,812 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 460 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 28.8 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Weekend (2011)'s reviews on average broke 28.8 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 Weekend (2011)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Weekend (2011) (30 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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