Claudia Puig, USA Today
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For 1,582 reviews, this critic has graded:
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64% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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34% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4.1 points higher than other critics.
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Claudia Puig's Scores
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| Average review score: | 63 |
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12
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,017 out of 1582
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Mixed: 350 out of 1582
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Negative: 215 out of 1582
1,582
movie reviews
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Claudia Puig 75
Peter O'Toole's tour-de-force performance makes Venus a movie not to be missed. -
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Claudia Puig 100
Only a truly visionary filmmaker could take a story largely set in a cramped canyon and give it a sense of openness and hope.- Posted Nov 6, 2010
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Claudia Puig 75
The film's most climactic moments involve the chilling audiotapes of avaricious Enron traders as they toy with California's energy crisis, wringing millions in profits from the misfortune of an entire state. -
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Claudia Puig 88
This is precisely the kind of film that parents clamor for and rarely get: a substantive, stirring, Huck Finn-style saga that doesn't insult anyone's intelligence or mindlessly entertain with crass humor. -
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Claudia Puig 100
Sugar is that sweetest of films: A sensitive and memorable story that surprises at every turn. -
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Claudia Puig 100
This Pride & Prejudice is a stellar adaptation, bewitching the viewer completely and incandescently with an exquisite blend of emotion and wit. -
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Claudia Puig 88
An engaging and moving film with a universal story about the bonds of family as told through two generations of a Bengali family. -
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Claudia Puig 88
Neil Young once said: It's better to burn out than it is to rust. But moviegoers are lucky Anvil didn't take Young's advice. Who knew heavy metal could seem like fine art when it rusts? -
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Claudia Puig 88
Who would think Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban could be an art film? Thanks to director Alfonso Cuaron, a dazzling storyteller with a keen eye for whimsical detail, the third film in the Potter franchise is a visual delight. -
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Claudia Puig 100
It's a rare film that can challenge our minds and rattle our nerves so profoundly. This is unequivocally a thriller for adults. A deftly written, tautly suspenseful and intellectually demanding morality tale. -
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Claudia Puig 63
An artful examination of a small town and small-mindedness and the potential for full-blown, large-scale evil. But it's strangely bloodless. -
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Claudia Puig 75
At its best in scenes featuring Hathaway's mercurial character. It's a triumphant and darkly nuanced role for her and a departure from the more lighthearted comedic performances she has given. -
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Claudia Puig 88
Not only a stirring history lesson and an action-packed war film, Glory is also a ferocious statement about enduring discrimination that resounds today. -
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Claudia Puig 63
An intriguing, if meandering, escape from the summer blockbusters. -
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Claudia Puig 100
When was the last time you saw a blockbuster that was impeccably executed and simultaneously thought-provoking, audacious and unnerving while consistently being fun and entertaining? -
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Claudia Puig 88
A Sundance hit that is both absorbing and bleak, Frozen River is anchored by powerful performances, believable scenarios and excellent writing. -
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Claudia Puig 75
Eastern Promises has a compelling story and strong performances to back up what may seem excessive or sensationalistic. -
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Claudia Puig 75
What vaults the film above the standard sports movie is the stellar performance by Michael Sheen. -
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Claudia Puig 100
With its original performances that can't be reduced to simplistic labels, Juno is charming, honest and terrifically acted. -
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Claudia Puig 88
The Secret in Their Eyes is that rare police procedural that engages emotions as well as intellect. -
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Claudia Puig 100
Gosling and Williams have the most palpable chemistry of any screen couple this year, never striking a false note in this achingly tender tale of a love that implodes before our eyes.- Posted Dec 29, 2010
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Claudia Puig 88
The Secret of Kells is a magical adventure unlike anything we've seen on screen before. -
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Claudia Puig 100
What results is a disarmingly honest tale of affection, both romantic and filial.- Posted Jun 2, 2011
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Claudia Puig 75
What the film does best is remind us of the brilliance of Keats flame and how it was extinguished far too early. -
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Claudia Puig 88
For anyone fascinated by the political process and the powers of persuasive advertising, No is a resounding yes.- Posted Feb 16, 2013
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Claudia Puig 63
Though it's no "Monty Python," Hot Fuzz is a clever, over-the-top marriage of mayhem and merriment. -
