For 171 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 83% higher than the average critic
  • 0% same as the average critic
  • 17% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 10.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Pete Hammond's Scores

  • Movies
Average review score: 70
Highest review score:
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Critic Score 10
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 5 out of 171
171 movie reviews
    • Metascore: 74
    • Pete Hammond 90
    This magnificent stop-motion cartoon is alive - "it's alive! - with laughs and heart.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Pete Hammond 80
    In a crackerjack and very lean 100 minutes, the lithe and physically dynamic Jolie burns up the screen and shows the boys how it's done.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Pete Hammond 80
    The entire cast is superb. Crowe's an ideal Robin Hood-born to play the role-he's fully in command but human to the core. He owns it.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Pete Hammond 80
    A clever movie premise based on an obscure comic book has been turned into, okay we’ll say it, a fanboy’s kick-ass wet dream of a movie that could be a surprise Spring smash.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Pete Hammond 80
    Really a perfect family movie.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Pete Hammond 80
    With the woes of Wall Street constantly in the headlines, Oliver Stone could not have picked a better time to reignite Wall Street.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Pete Hammond 80
    Put simply: Scott Pilgrim is a blast! The total package is a wildly comic journey into the head of a true original. If you are under 25 you will find all of it really, really funny.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Pete Hammond 80
    Will appeal to upscale adult audiences with its mix of gorgeous Chinese locations, splendid dance sequences and compelling personal story.
    • Metascore: 61
    • Pete Hammond 80
    Particularly impressive is veteran cinematographer Dean Semler's inventive cinematography that manages to put the audience right in the middle of the races like never before.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Pete Hammond 80
    Let Me In eclipses "Twilight" in every way, leaving you thirsty for more of this haunting, touching and unforgettable thriller.
    • Metascore: 61
    • Pete Hammond 80
    A stirring, unforgettable motion picture experience, a superbly acted and courageous story of one woman who made a difference.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Pete Hammond 80
    In a family market that's been woefully weak of late, Megamind should not only rescue Metro City but the box office, too.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Pete Hammond 80
    On the heels of another revelatory turn in True Grit, Bridges is sensational again, here in a groundbreaking performance.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Pete Hammond 80
    With a tour-de-force performance from James Franco and an imaginative shooting style that relies on two cameras and inventive angles, what could have been static and deadly dull comes blazingly to life in this powerful and compelling story of one man's will to survive.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Pete Hammond 80
    With first-rate performances from Sean Penn and Naomi Watts and a compelling script, this suspenseful, taut drama should keep audiences nailed to their seats.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Pete Hammond 80
    With Natalie Portman dominating the action and exhibiting a screen maturity not seen from her before, this all-stops-out Grand Guignol melodrama exhibits more than enough blood, sweat and tears (emphasis on the blood) to score nicely beyond the ballet crowd.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Pete Hammond 80
    Kids will fall in love with it as a movie treat full of heart, laughs and fantastic songs, and it could have crossover appeal as a Valentine date night treat thanks to all its pointy-hatted romance.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Pete Hammond 80
    A highly entertaining original movie that's funny, touching and real.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Pete Hammond 80
    Features some of the most exhilarating action sequences the screen has seen in years.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Pete Hammond 80
    Paul is a close encounter with the comic brilliance of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost that makes going to the movies fun again.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Pete Hammond 80
    Although Westfeldt's sharp screenplay is mostly talk, it's very good talk.
    • Metascore: 45
    • Pete Hammond 80
    This is the perfect summer movie and perhaps the best Pirates of them all.
    • Metascore: 26
    • Pete Hammond 80
    A refreshingly pure, honest and original love story, Waiting For Forever is one from the heart with superb performances from a talented cast.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Pete Hammond 80
    The most surprising courtroom drama since 1985's "Jagged Edge," The Lincoln Lawyer is a don't-miss cinematic page-turner with enough twists to fill five movies.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Pete Hammond 80
    Drive dynamically merges a terrific film noir plot with a cool retro look, evoking '60s classics like "Point Blank" and "Bullitt."
    • Metascore: 65
    • Pete Hammond 80
    The results are so funny and irresistible audiences are bound to be swept away into this kitty's universe.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Pete Hammond 80
    This is Steven Soderbergh at his best delivering a gripping, chilling and powerful movie experience that will have audiences talking (and freaking out).
    • Metascore: 50
    • Pete Hammond 80
    This new round of toe-tapping musical numbers from the penguin population is shot in eye-poppingly gorgeous 3D.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Pete Hammond 80
    A highly entertaining and heartfelt action comedy that ought to steal more laughs than any other film this holiday season.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Pete Hammond 80
    With a sterling cast and an emotionally powerful performance from newcomer Liana Liberato, Trust packs a real dramatic punch.