Everyday is a 2012 British drama film co-written and directed by Michael Winterbottom. Known during its lengthy production variously as Seven Days and then Here and There, the film stars John Simm as a man named Ian who is imprisoned for drug smuggling and charts his relationship with his wife Karen, played by Shirley Henderson.[1]
| Everyday | |
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 Official release poster | |
| Directed by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Written by | Michael Winterbottom Laurence Coriat |
| Produced by | Laurence Bowen |
| Starring | John Simm Shirley Henderson |
| Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt |
| Music by | Michael Nyman |
| Distributed by | Channel 4 |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Everyday premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 3 September 2012[2] and then screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2012.
Production
editWritten by Winterbottom and Laurence Coriat, the film was shot a few weeks at a time over a five-year period from 2007 to 2012 to reflect the protagonist's time in prison and achieve an authentic aging process. The film was produced by Britain's Channel 4[3] and premiered in the UK on television on 15 November 2012,[4] later released theatrically on 18 January 2013.[5]
Reception
editCritical response
editOn review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 74% approval rating based on 34 reviews, with an average ranking of 6.5/10. The site's critics consensus reads; "It suffers from pacing problems and an uneven screenplay, but Michael Winterbottom's Everyday is also a refreshingly unorthodox and admirably naturalistic take on one family's struggle to stay together".[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of a 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]
David Lee Dallas of Slant Magazine, wrote "While the film charts its protagonist’s gradual progression toward a renewed sense of agency and freedom, it rarely indulges in lengthy or even linear narrative arcs".[8]
Stephen Holden of The New York Times said "Moment by moment, it all adds up. The scenes of the family huddling and hugging, greeting and parting, and reaffirming primal bonds are quietly moving".[9]
According to David Calhoun of Time Out, "[Everyday is a] strangely intimate and powerful depiction of time passing and the peaks and troughs of childhood".[10]
The A.V. Club's Mike D'Angelo was not impressed by the film. He wrote "For better and for worse-mostly for worse-it sticks to the mundane promise of its title".[11]
Overseas, the critics were split. Catherine Shoard of The Guardian called the film "strange and stirring",[12] while Peter Bradshaw of the same periodical called it "Another great success for the endlessly creative and productive Winterbottom".[13]
David Saxton of the Evening Standard called it an "average prison drama".[14]
Reporting for The Irish Times, Donald Clarke wrote "Utilising fluid shots of the English countryside set to one of Michael Nyman's most dynamic scores, Winterbottom makes something surprisingly lyrical of the non-story".[15]
Awards
editAt the Stockholm International Film Festival in November the film was awarded the FIPRESCI-Award.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Oliver Lyttelton (18 May 2012). "Exclusive: Domestic Poster For Michael Winterbottom's 'Tr - The Playlist". The Playlist. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Rodrigo Perez (3 September 2012). "Telluride Review: Michael Winterbottom's 'Everyday' Is Un - The Playlist". The Playlist. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Laing, Greg (13 July 2012). "Channel 4 reveals 2012/13 drama lineup: John Simm, Gabriel Byrne, more". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Channel 4 : Everyday". Channel4.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "UK Film release schedule - past, present and future". Launching Films. Film Distributors' Association. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Everyday (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Everyday (2013)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ David Lee Dallas (18 November 2013). "Review: Everyday". Slant Magazine.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (21 November 2013). "With Dad in Jail, a Family Carries on". The New York Times. p. C8.
- ^ Calhoun, David (16 October 2012). "Everyday". Time Out.
- ^ "Everyday is as mundane—and boring—as its title suggests". The A.V. Club. The Onion. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Shoard, Catherine (13 September 2012). "Everyday – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (17 January 2013). "Everyday – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Everyday, Toronto Film Festival - review". Evening Standard. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Clarke, Donald (18 January 2013). "Everyday". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2021.