John P. McCarthy, Boxoffice Magazine
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For 53 reviews, this critic has graded:
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22% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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75% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 8 points lower than other critics.
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John P. McCarthy's Scores
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| Average review score: | 51 |
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80
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10
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 53
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Mixed: 32 out of 53
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Negative: 7 out of 53
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movie reviews
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John P. McCarthy 80
What transpires gives fresh meaning to ‘sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.' -
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John P. McCarthy 80
A beguiling cross between fiction and non-fiction, Alamar regards the relationship three Mexican males have with the sea. -
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John P. McCarthy 80
The absorbingly bittersweet result ranks as one of the best non-fiction films of the year.- Posted Oct 29, 2010
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John P. McCarthy 80
Has a stirring elemental feel and constitutes filmmaking at its most basic and transfixing.- Posted Mar 27, 2011
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John P. McCarthy 70
Listen closely, however, and amidst the zingers and world-weary chatter, Chekhov's generous humanism comes through loud and clear. -
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John P. McCarthy 70
An entomologist's delight, Jessica Oreck's movie about Japan's insect mania is worth watching even if you're repulsed by creepy-crawlers. -
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John P. McCarthy 70
The Father of My Children is a protean charmer just like Grégoire Canvel, the title character modeled on the late Humbert Balsan. -
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John P. McCarthy 70
Tirador ’s frenetic style and locale will remind many viewers of Fernando Meirelles’ much-admired City of God. -
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John P. McCarthy 70
How often can you see Cheech Marin nailed to a cross or Lindsay Lohan in a threesome with Trejo and the actress playing her mother? -
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John P. McCarthy 70
Although its claims about Hildegard's modernity and relevancy should be taken with a grain of salt, one readily imagines Vision attracting a cross-section of the curious, not limited to feminist cinephiles and true believers.- Posted Oct 26, 2010
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John P. McCarthy 70
Cary Joji Fukunaga's romantic thriller Jane Eyre is to 19th-century literature what "Black Swan" is to ballet: a thoroughly cinematic, occasionally exhilarating reimagining of a repertoire standard.- Posted Mar 10, 2011
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John P. McCarthy 70
It's easy to get depressed by much of the behavior depicted in Phillip the Fossil, yet the talents behind the picture are a cause for optimism. The last thing they appear to be is hypocritical.- Posted Apr 16, 2011
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John P. McCarthy 70
With his (Herzog) idiosyncratic blend of serendipity, bluntness and mischievous irony, he's able to get at deep questions like no other documentarian.- Posted Apr 25, 2011
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John P. McCarthy 70
The equally simple and profound take-away from One Lucky Elephant is that the best thing we can do is let Flora be Flora.- Posted Jun 11, 2011
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John P. McCarthy 60
The romantic drama earns solid marks for atmosphere, moving shots of post-Katrina New Orleans and acting. -
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John P. McCarthy 60
Best Worst Movie is a must-see for students of film criticism and the philosophy of art. -
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John P. McCarthy 60
The overarching lesson is twofold: environmental issues are never as simple or as cut-and-dried as we would like, and the first order of business is to get the science right. -
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John P. McCarthy 60
There's nothing more irritating than a piece that strains to be kooky and eccentric, yet one reason The Living Wake ultimately gets to you is that O'Connell is not trying too hard. -
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John P. McCarthy 60
Ultimately rather opaque. It lacks sufficient emotional and psychological clarity to cut through our disaster fatigue. -
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John P. McCarthy 60
There are a sufficient number of jolts thanks to quick edits and sound effects, plus the script's efficient structure. -
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John P. McCarthy 60
Serves as both a sequel and a prequel, and the team Oren Peli has assembled deserves credit for beefing up and rounding out his original narrative without letting it mutate into something unrecognizable.- Posted Oct 23, 2010
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John P. McCarthy 60
Carancho's noir vibe stems from the scenario itself, plus claustrophobic cinematography and art direction.- Posted Feb 12, 2011
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John P. McCarthy 60
It's difficult to imagine a more fascinating case of sociopathic, obsessive-compulsive behavior, or a more disciplined, engrossing study of it. And yet a vital ingredient is missing.- Posted Apr 26, 2011
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John P. McCarthy 60
A conventional portrait of an endearingly unconventional sister act-with roots in music halls and the dairy farm on which they were raised (and became expert yodelers)-The Topp Twins is a piece of hagiography.- Posted May 13, 2011
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John P. McCarthy 60
Gingerly pieced together, The Woman with the 5 Elephants has a delicacy and indirectness that's alluring and provocative at the same time.- Posted Jul 20, 2011
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John P. McCarthy 60
For all the innovative dishes we watch being concocted, the movie needs another ingredient or two for flavor enhancement and full satisfaction.- Posted Jul 28, 2011
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John P. McCarthy 50
Warm, broad and uneven, City Island almost thrives in the lite entertainment zone where ethnic family dramedy meets mildly raucous farce. -
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John P. McCarthy 50
Leon Gast's profile of the photographer is not devoid of entertainment value or unhelpful in understanding the history of photojournalism, however, the movie is as ephemeral as one of Galella's snapshots of a coked out, B-list celeb exiting Studio 54 circa 1975. -
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John P. McCarthy 50
Compact if not cohesive, this is an Age of Aquarius-meets-"Mamma Mia"! distillation of The Tempest.- Posted Dec 7, 2010
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John P. McCarthy 50
Not quite the yuk-fest one was hoping for or as perversely alienating as "Observe and Report," Due Date shares the schizophrenic quality, though not the numbing length, of another Seth Rogen movie, "Funny People."- Posted Dec 15, 2010
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