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A capsule review or mini review[1] is a form of appraisal, usually associated with journalism, that offers a relatively short critique of a specified creative work (movie, music album, restaurant, painting, etc.). Capsule reviews generally appear in publications like newspapers and magazines and may be placed within the context of a cultural digest section of a publication.[2]
Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide is a well-known publication that includes thousands of capsule movie reviews by prolific film writer Leonard Maltin, including the world's shortest capsule review according to the Guinness Book of World Records, a 2 out of 4-star review of the 1948 musical Isn't It Romantic? that consisted of only the word "no".[3]
- ^ The Word, 1976, issue 12, page 15 Google Books
- ^ Mathijs, E. (2006). The Lord of the Rings: Popular Culture in Global Context. Film Studies. Wallflower. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-904764-82-3. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ Bloomer, Jeffrey (2019-02-14). "The Story Behind the Shortest Movie Review of All Time". Slate. New York City: The Slate Group. Archived from the original on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
Even in the pre-internet days, the pithy review became such a cult favorite that a fan, in the 1980s, submitted it to Guinness World Records, which later informed Maltin it would certify it as the world's shortest movie review.