Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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For 2,002 reviews, this critic has graded:
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52% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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46% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 0.9 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Mick LaSalle's Scores
- Movies
| Average review score: | 60 |
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100
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,057 out of 2002
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Mixed: 559 out of 2002
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Negative: 386 out of 2002
2,002
movie reviews
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Mick LaSalle 100
More than a high concept stretched to feature length. This is a funny and extremely satisfying comedy, the best in a while. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
A brutal movie, brutal in all the right ways -- brutally stark, brutally funny, brutally brutal. [30 Oct 1992] -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Director Bernard Rose has created a committed, intelligent and fascinating piece of work with no irony about it. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
A film of real beauty, which is surprising, since it's not a movie of beautiful sentiments or settings. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
The picture, written and directed by Francis Veber, the screenwriter of "La Cage Aux Folles,'' is a complete success. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
One of the most powerful romances of recent years, it is as generous as they come. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
It's hard not to come away in awe of a director in complete control of every frame. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
An intelligent, well-made film about a seemingly well-adjusted, likable and loquacious woman. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
An exquisite and powerful documentary -- one whose elegance only heightens its devastating impact. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
From the outside, Sunshine sounds like the most boring film on Earth. In fact, it's glorious. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Qualifies as director Giuseppe Tornatore's second full-fledged masterpiece. His first: "Cinema Paradiso." -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Presents us with characters of such humanity and dignity that it begins to seem obscene that until now we haven't exactly given all that much thought to the Kurds. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
At its slowest, the film has value as a historical document. At its best, the film gives a human face to stories of unimaginable suffering and unexpected triumph. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Philippe Blasband's screenplay is witty and economical, and the film's editing is crisp. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Few who see it will be sorry. Sometimes being humane means not being squeamish. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Has its awkward and rough edges, but there's a purity here, a goodness of intention and a commitment to justice. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
It turns out that Pepe Le Moko is even better than "Algiers." -
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Mick LaSalle 100
You leave Cinema Paradiso with that feeling that's kind of like getting kicked in the stomach, but nice. It's one of those breathless, swept-away-by-a-movie experiences that you might have once a year, if you're lucky. [16 February 1990, Daily Notebook, p.E-1] -
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Mick LaSalle 100
The kind of picture to whip out the clichés for: Surprisingly original. Delightful. Brilliant. Funny as all heck. When 1989 is through, sex, lies, and videotape may well be remembered as the best film of the year. [11 Aug 1989, Daily Datebook, p.E1] -
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Mick LaSalle 100
They are naturals at acting, not because they're good at lying but because they can't be phony. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Midnight Run has thrills, excellent performances, touching moments, slick plotting, lively dialogue, plenty of laughs, beautiful locations and finely detailed direction. It's an across-the-board success, the best new movie I've seen in years. [20 July 1988] -
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Mick LaSalle 100
It's shockingly funny - you don't sit there deciding to laugh. Your own laughter catches you by surprise. [14 Apr 1989] -
