Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
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For 137 reviews, this critic has graded:
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70% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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29% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 9.4 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Desmond Ryan's Scores
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| Average review score: | 69 |
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100
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25
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 107 out of 137
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Mixed: 18 out of 137
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Negative: 12 out of 137
137
movie reviews
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Desmond Ryan 100
The new print does justice to Philippe Agostini's splendidly atmospheric cinematography. -
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Desmond Ryan 100
It's an occasion for welcoming a restoration that transforms a flawed movie, one that was touched by greatness, into a masterpiece. -
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Desmond Ryan 88
If you've had enough of the loony tunes coming from Florida, this piece of absurdist serio-comedy is the perfect picture. -
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Desmond Ryan 100
When it comes to the realistic portrayal of the complex process of grief, most actresses are at a loss. Sissy Spacek is decidedly not most actresses. -
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Desmond Ryan 100
The humor of the script constantly confounds expectations, and yet Shrek still manages to say all the right things to children. -
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Desmond Ryan 88
Underlines the nightmare of entrapment so vividly captured in The Day I Became a Woman. -
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Desmond Ryan 100
An overpowering and original piece of bravura filmmaking that constitutes one of the most breathtaking and impressive directing debuts in years. -
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Desmond Ryan 88
Suffice it to say I prefer the original conclusion, and I think most Exorcist fans will agree -
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Desmond Ryan 75
(Director Lionel Coleman) wisely opts for a straightforward approach with long takes that capture Cho's kinetic rhythm and rely on her talent and honed timing to carry the evening. -
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Desmond Ryan 75
Stands apart from the trite conventions of most coming-of-age drama chiefly through the originality of Pool's approach and the honesty and conviction of Karine Vanasse's portrait of Hanna. -
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Desmond Ryan 88
Glazer has a daring sense of story structure that ratchets up the suspense, and his sense for sardonic black comedy is unerring. -
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Desmond Ryan 100
The movie may be the meditation of an old man, but rarely has a supreme artist's twilight been so richly illuminating. Faithless makes other films on the same subject seem clueless. -
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Desmond Ryan 88
A powerful and moving contribution to the cinema of the Holocaust. -
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Desmond Ryan 75
Nolte, reinforced by the bleak discretion of Schrader's direction and a wonderful supporting cast, makes the most of the opportunity. -
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Desmond Ryan 75
This is very much Anderson's film. The publication of the novel made Wharton's reputation. The release of The House of Mirth should do the same for Anderson. -
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Desmond Ryan 75
For everyone who has ever asked, "What on earth do they see in each other?" -
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Desmond Ryan 75
A droll piece of deadpan played with mostly unerring pitch by a talented cast. -
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Desmond Ryan 75
A defiantly offbeat and accomplished piece with a dream ensemble acting out one man's nightmare, it deserves not to fall through the cracks. -
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Desmond Ryan 63
While Dumont's movie has its striking scenes, it is doomed to a sense of lethargy and inertia by the kind of people it ponders and the context in which they are placed. -
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Desmond Ryan 75
In theme and technique, it pushes the boundaries of animation and opens up new and imaginative possibilities. -
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Desmond Ryan 75
His (Mamet) direction is unobtrusive, unflashy, and always willing to allow the hilarious cast all the room it needs. -
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Desmond Ryan 75
He (Irving) has been able to capture the quirky tone of the popular novel. -
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Desmond Ryan 75
The film is a small and polished gem that proves that with a friend like Harry, nobody needs an enemy. -
