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For Ellen (2012) Joby (Paul Dano), an indie-rock musician, is getting divorced — and that's when he decides he wants to know his estranged 6-year-old daughter (Shaylena Mandigo).… PT93M Drama Paul Dano Jena Malone
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For Ellen (2012)

Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman | Sep 07, 2012

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FOR ELLEN Paul Dano
Image credit: Carolyn Drake
FOR ELLEN Paul Dano
EW's GRADE
C+

Details Limited Release: Sep 05, 2012; Length: 93 Minutes; Genre: Drama; With: Paul Dano and Jena Malone

Joby (Paul Dano), an indie-rock musician, is getting divorced — and that's when he decides he wants to know his estranged 6-year-old daughter (Shaylena Mandigo). Set in a wintry suburban wasteland, the movie is full of choppy visuals and punishing silences, a vaguely Euro style that says: ''Life's a bummer.'' Dano does a more insolent version of his woe-is-me moroseness, but the drama is so minimalist that it's hard to glimpse the man behind the woe. (Available on VOD Sept. 19) C+

Originally posted Sep 05, 2012 Published in issue #1224-1225 Sep 21, 2012 Order article reprints
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Weekend of Jun 16 Box Office Source: Rentrak Corp.
Rank Title Weekend Gross* Weeks on Chart Cume. Gross* EW Grade
1.
Man of Steel
Warner Bros.
$113.1 1 $125.1 C
2. $20.5 1 $32.8 A
3.
Now You See Me
Lionsgate
$10.3 3 $80.0 B
4.
Fast & Furious 6
Universal
$9.4 4 $219.6 B+
5.
The Purge
Universal
$8.2 2 $51.8 B-
6. $7.0 2 $31.0 B
7.
Epic
Fox
$6.0 4 $95.4 B+
8. $5.7 5 $210.5 A
9. $3.8 3 $54.2 C+
10.
Iron Man 3
Walt Disney Pictures
$2.9 7 $399.6 A-
* in millions