Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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For 2,000 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 1.1 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Mick LaSalle's Scores
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| Average review score: | 60 |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,056 out of 2000
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Mixed: 559 out of 2000
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Negative: 385 out of 2000
2,000
movie reviews
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Mick LaSalle 100
Dan in Real Life fires on so many circuits that at times it's actually shocking how good it is. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
An intriguing document, and the first significant film ever made about a former U.S. president. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Emotionally sophisticated, humane and worth talking about for hours. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
A brilliant piece of construction, and talking too much about its specifics would only spoil the overall experience. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
The best American movie about women so far this year, and probably the best that will be made this year. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
The film's freedom and control, its inspiration and focus, announce it as the work of a confident and mature artist. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
A disturbing film about grim subject matter, but the overall experience is more exhilarating than saddening. There's just something satisfying about seeing a movie so well made. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Kristin Scott Thomas' performance in I've Loved You So Long is one of a small handful of highlights by which people will remember this year in movies. This is acting at its most exalted. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Morgan finds the right elements of action and character through which to make history leap off the page. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Toback has found a documentary subject as tragic and ridiculous, as bizarre and driven, as the heroes of his other films. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Now that she's past 50, can we all stop holding Michelle Pfeiffer's looks against her and just admit that she's a great actress? -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Klapisch's masterstroke was to place at the center of a movie a man, forced by circumstances, to stop and simply observe. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Those willing to meet (Untitled) even part way will discover a comedy of intelligence and wit, with some strong performances. -
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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
An intelligent, well-made film about a seemingly well-adjusted, likable and loquacious woman. -
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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
An exquisite and powerful documentary -- one whose elegance only heightens its devastating impact. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
A documentary with the emotional power of the very best in narrative film. It has characters impossible to forget, moments impossible to shake and an ending that leaves the audience both moved and rattled. -
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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
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
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
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
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
It turns out that Pepe Le Moko is even better than "Algiers." -
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Mick LaSalle 100
Seeing it is a time-bending experience, a way of visiting the past and glimpsing the past's idea of the future. A masterpiece of art direction, the movie has influenced our vision of the future ever since, with its imposing white monoliths and starched facades. -
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Mick LaSalle 100
A fable about women struggling to free themselves from that myth, and even at its most obvious, it's exhilarating. -
