Thursday, May 8, 2014

Reader Response- How "good" is the film in the eyes of the viewer?


Rotten Tomatoes- 
"Turned out to be one of those films that had something for everyone"- Jake Baltake
The average rating was 6/10, with a lot of the comments being positive. 39 of the reviews were considered fresh and only 15 were considered rotten. It got me wondering why these people thought of the movie in a negative light but I didn't really find out the answer. The comments dissing the movie didn't really explain why. There were a few comments about the acting being bad, but most of the reviews were explaining the good they got from the film. The audience reviews from what I read were all positive comments about the movie, with a few poor comments with not much support to why they didn't like the movie. I agree with the idea that the film has something to offer for everyone, just because of the fact that there are so many themes that are apparent throughout the movie- abortion, coming of age, class-ranks, ect.
 Amazon Reviews-
"One of my all time favorite movies! Definitely a chick flick but a classic young love story with great dancing!" -joyce a gatto
There were a lot of positive reviews on this website. Amazon customer reviews gave it a 4.7 out of 5 stars. It is interesting to see that amazon gives it a lot better review than Rotten Tomatoes because all of Amazon reviews were based on customers instead of critics. When watching the movie I did think it was a film for everybody even though it is a chick flick. It can be an entertaining film for men as well as women- but I would agree and categorize it as a chick flick as well. 
IMDB-
"Maybe a predictable story of girl gets man of her dreams but this film is still brilliant!!!!"- expage2002
IMDB gave it 6.8 out of 10 from 106,000 viewers- which is a lot. I feel like this is a good overall rating just because of how many people voted on what they thought of it. All of the top comments that people found interesting were pretty much all ten star reviews. It is one of those movies that is predictable like one user said but it is still a good movie. It's not too cheesy or cliché because it isn't just a love story, it's so much more than that.

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