Talk:Cry Macho (film)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Eviolite (talk · contribs) 14:19, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi, I'll take a look at and review this later today. ev iolite  (talk)  14:19, 3 January 2022 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):  d (copyvio and plagiarism):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:

Notes: Plot: Background: Production: Release and marketing: Reception:
 * Earwig pops up with an IMDB user review but it was written after the plot summary here. Otherwise just quotes, so no copyvio issues.
 * Generally complies well with MOS guidelines on fiction; the distinction between the fictional and real world is very clear.
 * Is Film Music Reporter a RS? Seems to be a SPS to me, looking at their website, though I'm not familiar with the topic area. Otherwise, sourcing is good.
 * Film Music Reporter is reliable (see this discussion from April 2021). Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Plot summary is of a reasonable length (607 words).
 * Link cantina
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "and they are forced to leave it" - consider removing "they"
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit confused about how Macho comes in at the end - this is the rooster, right? Did Rafo bring Macho along with him? Some clarification is probably warranted here.
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "N. Richard Nash's Macho was a screenplay rejected twice by 20th Century Fox in the 1970s." Can this be rewritten to avoid passive tone?
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The source doesn't mention Fox specifically, and says "I sold the rights to one", not several - should be corrected.
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "that same month" - could the specific date (17th) be added?
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "In an interview, Eastwood recalled several aspects of the production, including rehiring a young cast member who had received a false positive for the coronavirus and the many difficulties of filming scenes with Macho, the rooster in the film, who was played by 11 birds." is a pretty long and unwieldy sentence - could it be split?
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "and said the wrangler was worried." - add "that" between "said" and "the"
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Rework the quote incorporation so that Eastwood isn't referred to as both "he" and "I" in the same sentence.
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "In a statement" specify "to EW"
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "Reactions to the trailers were positive; while" - I don't know if "while" is the best word here since the reactions aren't entirely contrary to each other.
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "Analytics" - which analytics? From what institution?
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "Comscore analytic" - should be "Comscore analyst"
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "in its third" - "on its third"
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Any reason that the ticket price is compared to those two films in particular?
 * They came out the same month. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Not an issue - just curious, but is including the demographics typical for film articles?
 * Yes (see Baby Driver, a featured article). Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Any data on which specific foreign markets it was popular in?
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Replace the idiom "raising the stakes" (MOS:WTW)
 * ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

That's it for my comments; a generally nice and well-written article. Putting on hold for now. ev iolite  (talk)  17:20, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * All ✅ Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 20:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the edits and clarifications above - happy to promote this to GA. Great work, ! ev iolite   (talk)  23:55, 3 January 2022 (UTC)