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
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| 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 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 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 70
Demonstrates the impossibility of separating the private from the public dimensions of politics, and the pain involved in trying to account for behavior that cannot withstand rational examination. -
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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 70
Beautifully detailed and deftly structured, every scene in The Apostle logically leads to the next one, each elaborating on the central theme of religious redemption. -
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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
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 80
Heartbreaking yet truly inspirational. -
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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 70
Humor prevails throughout, but it doesn't deflate the disturbing elements of the tale, which miraculously manages to stay droll, heartfelt and poignant to the end. -
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Emanuel Levy 70
Ultimately Kundun emerges as a movie that's hypnotic without being truly compelling, sensuously stunning but not illuminating. -
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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
Compassionate and deft as Cholodenko's helming is, pic's overall impact largely depends on its central triangle. -
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Emanuel Levy 70
Meticulous, sumptuous production design, and striking visuals compensate for the lack of dramatic momentum in a film that arguably stretches narrative form to its limits. -
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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 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 70
Mounted as an art film and is likely to divide both critics and the helmer's fans. -
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Emanuel Levy 80
A top-notch production, exuberant period music and Hanks the actor in an important role cunningly disguise a rather slight and inconsequential narrative. -
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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
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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Emanuel Levy 70
The pic is so well directed and lead performance by Sanaa Lathan so charismatic that audiences will overlook the script's flaws and root for the central duo. -
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Emanuel Levy 70
Naturally charming without being beautiful, Driver brings extraordinary intensity and tenderness to a role that easily could have become sappy. -
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Emanuel Levy 70
Like Mamet, LaBute's approach is precise, stylized and detached, and he also follows Mamet the director in positioning his characters close to the camera, as if they were addressing the audience directly, without much depth of field -- or air to breathe. -
