G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Examiner
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For 75 reviews, this critic has graded:
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60% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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39% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.4 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
G. Allen Johnson's Scores
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 54 out of 75
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Mixed: 5 out of 75
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Negative: 16 out of 75
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movie reviews
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G. Allen Johnson 38
Spoof both of P.I.s and independent filmmakers is languidly paced and not very funny. -
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G. Allen Johnson 38
No amount of excellent period costuming and brilliant set decoration can substitute for a good story and decent acting. -
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G. Allen Johnson 25
Not much of a plot, but the trouble is that Shana Larsen's script, as directed by Risa Bramon Garcia, isn't very deep. Worse, none of the self-absorbed characters are that likable nor are they funny. -
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G. Allen Johnson 25
A downright dumb movie that, with its breathless pace, lack of character development and uninventive gags, might be torture for even the kids to sit through. -
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G. Allen Johnson 25
The best that can be said about this film is that it's watchable, and that's not the way it could or should be. -
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G. Allen Johnson 25
Dead Man on Campus, a supposed black comedy produced by MTV, is simply awful. -
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G. Allen Johnson 25
It's also troublesome that Murphy, a generally charismatic actor, is downright dull here. He and Goldblum are curiously flat in their line readings; they don't seem convinced by the story they're asked to act out, and with good reason. -
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G. Allen Johnson 25
What we get are quirky characters who are such cartoons that they undermine the effectiveness of the scare scenes (Brad Dourif's turn as the weird doctor is an example) and well-composed camera angles that mean nothing. -
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G. Allen Johnson 0
If only director Luis Llosa and his cast could see the joke and seize upon it; instead, like its computer-morphed snake, the film doesn't have a clever bone in its body. -
