How often are the best movies also those which the most people have seen? Sit down, Aaron Seltzer & Jason Friedberg, and stop giggling. We know that, unfortunately, it’s not a frequent occurrence. But among the Criticker user community, it’s happened before and now again in this week’s DVD report. The highest rated new releases are also those with the most rankings. Criticker users know their shit. What other community would have more often seen a thoughtful, excellent Norwegian drama (Reprise) than other film on DVD this week?
Reprise – 32 Rankings – Average Tier 7.13
Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers. (imdb) Reprise @ Amazon
Water Lilies – 18 Rankings – Average Tier 6.89
Summer in a new suburb outside Paris. Nothing to do but look at the ceiling. Marie, Anne and Floriane are 15. Their paths cross in the corridors at the local swimming pool, where love and desire make a sudden, dramatic appearance. (imdb) Water Lilies @ Amazon
The Promotion – 15 Rankings – Average Tier 5.40
Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion. The Promotion @ Amazon
Married Life – 14 Rankings – Average Tier 4.71
A 1940s-set drama where an adulterous man plots his wife’s death instead of putting her through the humiliation of a divorce. (imdb) Married Life @ Amazon
Then She Found Me – 13 Rankings – Average Tier 3.77
A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her real one, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students. (imdb) Then She Found Me @ Amazon
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