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Drama about a reformed drug dealer who sets out to make peace with his past after receiving a grim medical diagnosis. Cast:Shannon Harper, Junior Adolph, Ernest Bastien, Mark Anthony Hackett, Lily Jayne, Jaiden Kaine, Mark Read, Bj RubinDirector:Keith MillerRelease Date:March 1, 2013DVD Release: TBD From:OscilloscopeLength:1 hr. 27 min.
Welcome to Pine Hill played in New York City to very good reviews. • Michael Rechtshaffen wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...uniquely intimate... Miller coaxes a uniform authenticity from the performances while touching on issues of race and class without having to get preachy or heavy-handed." More Reviews Below...
Welcome to Pine Hill Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...thoughtful and adventurous... in the fertile cinematic middle ground between fiction and documentary... the film arrives at a powerful and resonant meaning."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 03/01/13
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Keith Miller's existential tone and Shannon Harper's gentle approach and giant soul turn this New York story with a final twist into something special."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 93 words, 03/01/13
Noel Murray, AV Club: EXCELLENT(cg) "...about a man who has a difficult time being understood... a short, docu-realistic film, with very little plot and scenes that play like loose improvisations."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 453 words, 02/28/13
Nick McCarthy, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Much more successful in its depiction of milieu than dialectics.... On occasion, the film jarringly shifts from casual observation to forced conflict."(See all of Nick McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 590 words, 02/26/13
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...thoughtful and adventurous... in the fertile cinematic middle ground between fiction and documentary... the film arrives at a powerful and resonant meaning."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 03/01/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Variety: MODERATE "...ambitious... Miller's mashup of semi-improvised drama and cinema-verite stylistics is only fitfully successful... subtly generates suspense in some key scenes..."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 414 words, 01/31/12
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...uniquely intimate... Miller coaxes a uniform authenticity from the performances while touching on issues of race and class without having to get preachy or heavy-handed."(See all of Michael Rechtshaffen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 230 words, 01/23/12
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...thoughtful and adventurous... in the fertile cinematic middle ground between fiction and documentary... the film arrives at a powerful and resonant meaning."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 03/01/13
15.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Welcome to Pine Hill's reviews are separated by an average 15.7 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.
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Coverage:Welcome to Pine Hill's reviews cover 8.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,349 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 336 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Welcome to Pine Hill Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 48 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Welcome to Pine Hill's reviews on average broke 48 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 Welcome to Pine Hill's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Welcome to Pine Hill (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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