Jay Carr, Boston Globe
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For 727 reviews, this critic has graded:
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68% higher than the average critic
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29% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 6.5 points higher than other critics.
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Jay Carr's Scores
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 519 out of 727
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Mixed: 114 out of 727
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Negative: 94 out of 727
727
movie reviews
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Jay Carr 88
Such moral outrage, apart from the artistry in which it is embedded, tells us that the forces of change are stirring in Iran. -
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Jay Carr 88
A miracle of data retrieval as the grown schoolchildren are measured against their footage from the earlier films. -
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Jay Carr 88
As a flawed but lovably lionhearted woman, Barrymore triumphantly comes of age as an actress. -
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Jay Carr 88
As bloody as any recent film. But it's shot through with a harsh, stony humor that's invigorating enough to be regarded as a slap back at death. -
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Jay Carr 88
Like its subject, Pollock is a messy creation, but one whose depth of commitment and high attack keeps it on track. -
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Jay Carr 88
The film is rightfully carried by Nico and Dani and under Gay's artful helmsmanship it's carried with remarkable sympathy and believability. -
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Jay Carr 88
The kind of richly layered film that Hollywood seldom attempts, much less brings off. But it's more than brought off here in grand, solid style and beautifully crafted detail. -
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Jay Carr 88
Delightful and original, the film conjures up a corner of Paris distinct and specific, yet fairy-tale fanciful. -
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Jay Carr 88
Nicholson, Hunt, and Kinnear will win you over as they turn the film into a valentine to New York's walking wounded. -
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Jay Carr 88
From start to finish there's a shimmer of discovery about it - our discovery of it, Coppola's discovery of how much she can do. -
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Jay Carr 88
Hollywood filmmaking at its best, brimming over with feeling, texture, spirit, and several kinds of keenness that transmute experience into big pop myth. -
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Jay Carr 88
It's the kind of romantic comedy that doesn't cheapen the word ''heartwarming.'' -
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Jay Carr 88
You walk out amazed and refreshed by the way it kicks the assumptions out from under the genre. -
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Jay Carr 88
Smart, unpredictable, and alive with the energies of actors who clearly are enjoying being stretched by their material. -
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Jay Carr 88
A tender genuflection to the women's energies that keep that spinning world from keeling over. -
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Jay Carr 88
It's lively, edgy, full of zigs and zags, juicy performances, and offbeat fun. -
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Jay Carr 88
If you thought ''Moulin Rouge,'' or, for that matter, ''Tommy,'' was trippy, Hedwig, with its glorious convergence of material and performer, will show you what you've been missing. -
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Jay Carr 88
It's slick, sleek, and stylish, and if it doesn't quite redefine cool, it certainly offers a snazzy update. -
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Jay Carr 88
The cinematic equivalent of a high, arching rainbow of a three-pointer from midcourt. -
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Jay Carr 88
A slick, twisty, top-of-the-line crime thriller with gorgeously sensual textures and a screenful of wickedly faceted performances. -
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Jay Carr 88
The film makes more apparent than ever that Howard is quite underrated as a filmmaker, possibly because he's been hidden in full view in the mainstream for so long. -
