For 2,195 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 52% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Lou Lumenick's Scores

  • Movies
Average review score: 55
Highest review score:
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Critic Score 0
Score distribution:
2,195 movie reviews
    • Metascore: 71
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Carandiru, which ends with actual footage of the prison being demolished in 2002, marks a terrific comeback for Babenco - it's the roughest picture of life behind bars since "Midnight Express."
    • Metascore: 75
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Hilarious sweet and sour David Mamet comedy.
    • Metascore: 90
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Davis, a hugely underrated actress..., is deadpan perfection as Joyce, wearing oversized glasses and a wig that makes her look like an older version of Thora Birch's character in "Ghost World."
    • Metascore: 62
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Emotionally honest, feel-good saga with a universality that stands out in a season of singularly depressing and cynical Hollywood product.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    So smooth and satisfying it makes the similar "Ocean's Eleven" look like a game of three-card monte.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Drawing inspiration from anime and vintage Looney Toons, this beautifully drafted, offbeat charmer is hip, funny - and a bona fide heart tugger for the whole family.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    His (Friedkin) very lack of subtlety is both the strength and weakness of The Exorcist in the 21st century.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Combines big laughs, a big heart and thoroughly winning characters to become the first big surprise of the fall season.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    A grim, challenging movie that will amply reward audiences willing to go along with its ride into the dark depths of its characters' souls.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Norton, returning to cracking form, doesn't try to make the selfish and smug Monty sympathetic -- but he lights up the screen, especially in two fantasy sequences.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    I was laughing so hard, tears were streaming down my cheeks.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    The best thing Baldwin has done in years, and a triumph of low-budget storytelling by a director to watch.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Tremendously affecting on several levels, In the Bedroom is must-see viewing for anyone who complains Hollywood doesn't make movies for grownups.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Vol. 2 isn't anywhere near as self-indulgent as its predecessor, but it still plays like the work of a man too in love with his creations to decide which of his darlings to kill - so he ended up with merely a very good movie.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    This demanding puzzle is not for the "Chocolat" crowd, but those who stay with it will experience perhaps the most dazzling film released so far this year - even though a second viewing is virtually mandatory.
    • Metascore: 52
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Rarely since the tale of the Corleones has a movie presented such a compelling, sympathetic portrait of a criminal lowlife.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Be warned: Though it's entirely justified by the story, there's a level of violence and brutality in Training Day -- that some terror-weary audience members may not care to cope with these days.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Packs a dramatic wallop that makes it one of the year's best movies.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Smart, funny and ingeniously detailed with terrific vocal teamwork.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Lynch's first G-rated feature, turns out to be one of the year's best films...a wonderful surprise.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Easily one of the year's best movies.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    The quirky High Fidelity really deserves being called the first must-see movie of the century.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Stunningly photographed, largely with a hand-held camera, by Rodrigo Prieto (another member of the "Amores Perros" team) on gritty locations in Memphis and Albuquerque, 21 Grams is also a visual tour de force - and a rare Hollywood product depicting class differences with any kind of honesty.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    A thoughtful, rousing and beautifully crafted epic.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Isn't quite as accessible or as deeply moving as his masterpiece, "All About My Mother." It's a tad too self-consciously a work of art for that. But it's still a must-see for anyone who's halfway serious about film.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    The most devastating spoof of reality TV since Albert Brooks' 1978 "Real Life."
    • Metascore: 78
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Less grim than it sounds, Southern Comfort ends on a note of triumph for its endearing, gender-bending hero.
    • Metascore: 90
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    An unforgettable and complex portrait of a nuclear family in meltdown.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Quirkily likable comedy-drama about a family trying to coping with loss, contains three of the best performances you're likely to see in an American movie this year.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Lou Lumenick 88
    Expertly directed, acted and written crowd-pleaser.