Emanuel Levy, Variety
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For 115 reviews, this critic has graded:
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54% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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44% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.6 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Emanuel Levy's Scores
- Movies
| Average review score: | 62 |
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20
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 61 out of 115
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Mixed: 39 out of 115
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Negative: 15 out of 115
115
movie reviews
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Emanuel Levy 100
Reveals Soderbergh in peak form, as he endows Leonard’s postmodern yarn with a meticulously detailed mise en scene that helps each member of his terrific ensemble soar. -
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Emanuel Levy 100
The fun that Schlesinger and his first-rate ensemble must have had while working on this production is infectious, for there isn't one dull -- or quiet -- moment in the film. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
Few actresses can convey the kind of honesty and humanity that Zellweger does here -- it's hard to imagine the film without her dominant, thoroughly credible performance. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
A faithful adaptation that captures the haunting spirit and religious nature of the 1951 novel. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
Massively inventive, Wonder Boys is spiked with fresh, perverse humor that flows naturally from the straight-faced playing. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
Unlike "Four Weddings," which ultimately was moralistic and conservative in its message --—About Adam is a frolic free of any judgments, and marked by Stembridge's sparkling wit. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
An intimate chamber piece for two, superbly acted by Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, this is a mature, well-crafted movie. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
The poignant and candid Boys Don't Cry can be seen as a "Rebel Without a Cause" for these culturally diverse and complex times, with the two misfit girls enacting a version of the James Dean/Natalie Wood romance with utmost conviction. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
The endlessly resourceful Nicolas Cage, as a celestial angel, and a terrifically engaging Meg Ryan, as a pragmatic surgeon, create such blissful chemistry that they elevate the drama to a poetic level seldom reached in a mainstream movie. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
Followers of Alan Rudolph's career will rejoice at his latest effort, Afterglow, an incredibly and incurably romantic comedy-drama that most perceptively dissects the delicate imbalances of two very modern but very different marriages. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
Anchored by a strong cast, including Samuel L. Jackson (also credited as a producer), Lynn Whitfield and Diahann Carroll, this talented debut by a black female writer-director is a well-made, if also old-fashioned, multi-generational drama. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
Armstrong and Jones smoothly navigate the magical tale through numerous shocking twists and turns until they bring it to a most logical, emotionally satisfying conclusion. -
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Emanuel Levy 90
Though lacking the sensationalistic elements of a movie like "Kids", Dollhouse offers unflinching realism, meticulous attention to detail and deliciously wicked humor as it explores the growing pains of a misfit. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
Heartbreaking yet truly inspirational. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
In what's easily his most zealous and fully realized performance since "Malcolm X," Washington elevates the earnest, occasionally simplistic narrative to the level of a genuinely touching moral expose. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
Provides a platform for Sean Connery to deliver a definitive, career-summation performance. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
Michelle Pfeiffer and Treat Williams give such magnetic performances that they elevate the film way above its middlebrow sensibility and proclivity for neat resolutions. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
A darkly intriguing drama that probes the very nature of love and the lasting effects of loss. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
Though there are a number of outdoor scenes and production values are handsome, ultimately it's the narrow focus and chamber nature of the material that lends the movie its resonance and emotional power. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
Compassionate and deft as Cholodenko's helming is, pic's overall impact largely depends on its central triangle. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
Gattaca, New Zealander helmer Andrew Niccol's impressive feature debut, is an intelligent and timely sci-fi thriller that, with the exception of some illogical plot contrivances, is emotionally engaging almost up to the end. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
A tautly focused, well-executed drama. Demonstrates that it's still possible to make small, intimate and personal movies within the Hollywood studio system. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
This beautifully realized tale is always engaging and often quite touching. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
Blends in a most satisfying manner the conventions of several genres, resulting in a coherent picture that is at once a poignant inner-city drama, a rousing sports movie, an emotional family yarn and, above all, a sweet romance. -
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