Diana Abu-Jaber, Portland Oregonian
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For 46 reviews, this critic has graded:
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58% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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38% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 1.4 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Diana Abu-Jaber's Scores
- Movies
| Average review score: | 61 |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 46
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Mixed: 11 out of 46
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Negative: 10 out of 46
46
movie reviews
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Diana Abu-Jaber 100
The moments of accidental sweetness that emerge from these odd, ultra-lives are meltingly funny and touching. -
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Diana Abu-Jaber 100
Searing, intense and unrelenting, Affliction moves to the deepest centers of experience and desire and brings its characters to unflinching life. -
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Diana Abu-Jaber 100
All the up-from-under satisfaction of an underdog getting over, with the added oomph of the truth. -
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Diana Abu-Jaber 100
An all-hell-breaks-loose, panicky fever of a story, all of it drenched in grainy, color-saturated cinematography. -
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Diana Abu-Jaber 91
This multistoried historical plot is packed with almost three hours of nuances and hidden meanings, and the slippery smiles and sly innuendoes often seem lost in translation. -
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Diana Abu-Jaber 83
A smart study of the identity-shredding inherent in so much dissatisfaction and relocation. -
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Diana Abu-Jaber 83
Director Stephen Elliott has acquitted himself admirably in creating this serious thriller. -
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Diana Abu-Jaber 83
Piquant, playful, and, in many ways, just as appealing as blockbusters such as "Pride and Prejudice." -
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Diana Abu-Jaber 83
If dissonance is your dish, you'll find Beautiful People tempting indeed. -
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Diana Abu-Jaber 83
In this film, shadowy seams of brutality, loss and grief are traced beneath bright layers of tree boughs, children's laughter and high, empty windows. -
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Diana Abu-Jaber 83
The Legend of 1900 is still fresh; like the dawning of a new age, it feels like an awakening. -
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