The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Unicorn Store
Fantasy · Drama · Comedy · 2017
A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.
Movie details
Unicorn Store
“Everyone needs a little magic. Even if they're all grown up.”
2017 Fantasy · Drama · Comedy 1h 31m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.6 / 10
21.3K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
66 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
44 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Unicorn Store?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Northfork
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Three Wishes
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Pinocchio
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The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
16 Wishes
Fantasy · 2010
The story about Abby Jensen, a girl who's been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. When the Big Day actually arrives, utter disaster strikes, leaving Abby to think her birthday is ruined. But when a mysterious box of magical birthday candles arrives to turn things around, Abby's 16 Wishes start to come true. Her day gets better and better...until she makes one wish that threatens to change everything.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Brie Larson
Written by
Samantha McIntyre
Brie Larson
Kit
Samuel L. Jackson
The Salesman
Joan Cusack
Gladys
Bradley Whitford
Gene
Mamoudou Athie
Virgil
Hamish Linklater
Gary
Martha MacIsaac
Sabrina
Court is in session
Put Unicorn Store on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.