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Comedy about a piano prodigy who must drop his mother off at a drug rehab on his way to the audition that will determine his future. Cast:Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Sarah Ramos, Emma Rayne Lyle, Paul Calderon, Stephanie MarchDirector:Philip Dorling, Ron NyswanerRelease Date:August 17, 2012DVD Release:December 11, 2012From:IFCLength:1 hr 25 min
Why Stop Now? played in limited release to weak reviews. • Colin Covert wrote in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "...first-time directors Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner can't find a coherent emotional tone, and the actors' energetic contortions can't keep the sinking story afloat." • And Joe Neumaier wrote in the New York Daily News, "...tries too hard to serve up a slice of manic life..." More Reviews Below...
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a bright screwball comedy.... takes large themes much manhandled as movie cliches, and treats them with care and respect. It likes the characters. So did I."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 723 words, 08/17/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: WEAK "Having expended all that stamina, the film collapses from exhaustion and settles for an abrupt, feel-good ending that is as perfunctory as it is preposterous."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 615 words, 08/17/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "...tries too hard to serve up a slice of manic life, but Jesse Eisenberg, along with Tracy Morgan and Isiah Whitlock Jr. as the affable druggies, provides some spark."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 71 words, 08/17/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...feels trapped in the limbo between comedy and drama where many indies gamely venture, but from which few emerge with any resonance."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 173 words, 08/17/12
Kyle Smith, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...acquires a little vigor and some fun from Tracy Morgan as a friendly drug dealer who lives with his mom.... a thin, routine indie."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 227 words, 08/17/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a bright screwball comedy.... takes large themes much manhandled as movie cliches, and treats them with care and respect. It likes the characters. So did I."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 723 words, 08/17/12
Simon Abrams, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...an unbearable 90-minute trip with a trio of loud, needy egotists.... never allows the cast to develop their characters beyond stereotypes..."(See all of Simon Abrams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 225 words, 08/15/12
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: POOR(cg) "...first-time directors Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner can't find a coherent emotional tone, and the actors' energetic contortions can't keep the sinking story afloat."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 89 words, 09/07/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Simon Abrams, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...an unbearable 90-minute trip with a trio of loud, needy egotists.... never allows the cast to develop their characters beyond stereotypes..."(See all of Simon Abrams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 225 words, 08/15/12
Scott Tobias, AV Club: MODERATE(cg) "It's handsome, well-paced, and nicely acted, but suffers from a fatal lack of purpose, as if Dorling and Nyswaner couldn't commit to whatever movie they wanted to make."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 371 words, 08/16/12
Andrew Schenker, Slant: WEAK(cg) "...neither convincing as a representation of any kind of reality or offbeat in any interesting way... twin failures as familial drama and as wacked-out comedy."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 486 words, 08/13/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: WEAK "Having expended all that stamina, the film collapses from exhaustion and settles for an abrupt, feel-good ending that is as perfunctory as it is preposterous."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 615 words, 08/17/12
Ella Taylor, NPR: POOR "...fails not just because of its cliches of plot, dialogue and character.... refuses to keep faith with its characters, to carry them as far as they can go..."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 787 words, 08/16/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...feels trapped in the limbo between comedy and drama where many indies gamely venture, but from which few emerge with any resonance."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 173 words, 08/17/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...feels trapped in the limbo between comedy and drama where many indies gamely venture, but from which few emerge with any resonance."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 173 words, 08/17/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: WEAK "Having expended all that stamina, the film collapses from exhaustion and settles for an abrupt, feel-good ending that is as perfunctory as it is preposterous."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 615 words, 08/17/12
17.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Why Stop Now?'s reviews are separated by an average 17.6 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.
Why Stop Now? (11 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Why Stop Now?'s reviews cover 16.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,989 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 363 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 10.5 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Why Stop Now?'s reviews on average broke 10.5 hours after 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 Why Stop Now?'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Why Stop Now? (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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