Lawrence Van Gelder, The New York Times
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For 116 reviews, this critic has graded:
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47% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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52% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 10.7 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Lawrence Van Gelder's Scores
- Movies
| Average review score: | 49 |
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90
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10
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 38 out of 116
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Mixed: 42 out of 116
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Negative: 36 out of 116
116
movie reviews
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Lawrence Van Gelder 90
Mysterious, poetic and allusive, The Werckmeister Harmonies beckons filmgoers who complain of the vapidity of Hollywood movie making and yearn for a film to ponder and debate. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 90
A fine and loving memorial that preserves his charm, his intellect and his splendid body of work. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 90
Mr. Gast skillfully blends photographs, celebrity interviews with Norman Mailer and others, and colorful forays into the Zairian countryside, where Ali fostered black brotherhood and became a huge favorite, in a film that ''gazes well beyond the ring and seeks engagement with history''. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 90
Propelled by a captivating, wrenching performance by Karine Vanasse as Hanna, a 13-year-old girl adrift in a sea of powerful emotions in Montreal in 1963. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 80
An intriguing and entertaining introduction to Johnson through his varied art; the mystery surrounding his death, which may have been his final performance piece, and the reminiscences of contemporaries. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 80
Not often does a family film come along that is literate, clever, mischievous and just plain fun. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 80
Brims with understanding of the complexities of relationships, the frailties of humankind and the possibilities of joy. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 80
Its winning cast, spirited music and mordant view of establishment figures, from the police to cocaine-sniffing record industry executives, make Bandits a stylish, buoyant entertainment. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 80
Leelee Sobieski and Albert Brooks, especially Mr. Brooks, deliver outstanding performances in the first feature film to be directed by Ms. Lahti. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 80
Mr. Drake can be rivetingly angry, intense, frenetic, frank and touching. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 80
But while rooted in British sensibilities, Bean is not to be confused with a Noel Coward comedy. Not every gag in Bean succeeds, but compared with most comedies, this one is a keeper. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 80
Acted by an appealing cast, enlivened with well-chosen and varied music and filmed with bleak beauty by the cinematographer Eduardo Serra. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 80
In a very real way, The Great Dance constitutes an act of preservation and a requiem. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 70
Artfully treading a fine line between operatic tragedy and romantic comedy. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 70
The characters...are well cast, well directed and skillfully acted, if not a particularly admirable lot. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 70
Brigham City, like "God's Army," may proselytize for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but Brigham City is also an example of concise, skillful filmmaking. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 70
Sublime in its involvement with the yearning of mankind to explore the heavens. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 70
The portrayals by the fetching Ms. Yoshikawa and Mr. Takeda are consistently absorbing, and Mr. Limosin's plotting, though essentially gimmicky and manipulative, packs mystery and tension. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 70
This well-cast film does with a lighter hand for art what "The Producers" does for show business. -
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Lawrence Van Gelder 70
Astringent and unsentimental, it is a case study of losing, its clear eye focused unwaveringly on the realities of commerce and kinship. -
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